Today: Race Crime continued Asn#5: As you enter,

write a stereotype/phrase on the board that you feel others have of a group you belong to (does not have to be a racial or ethnic group) Prepare to discuss. -Finish Crime Theories -What is race?

-Stereotypes -Types of discrimination

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”–Booker T. Washington, educator and author

How the crime assignment was graded: 4 points 3 points 1 point 2 points Strong understanding of theory demonstrated (you correctly explain the theory and exactly how you think it connects to the crime)

Summary of crime includes important details (who, what, where, when) Sources provided (News source and date of crime included in APA or MLA format, class notes cited as well) Grammar, spelling, and punctuation correct.

Total possible: 10 points

***Explain the theory as if you were writing about it for someone who hasn’t taken a sociology class

Race vs. Ethnicity

 Race: a category of people who share physical characteristics  Ethnicity: a shared cultural heritage and/or national origin Example: Cubans/Puerto Ricans/Dominicans same ethnicity but can be of different races

Race is a social construct

 Categories not based on science.  Race is a social construction  Scientifically we are all a part of the same race-the human race. http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/other shows/videos/understanding-shorts race-is-fiction.htm

Race is a social construct

 Criteria we use to distinguish race are blurred and

imperfect.

Race is a social construct

  Racial boundaries are set by social agreement. Criteria such as skin color, eye shape, nose shape, and

geographical origin can overlap

Race is a social construct

 Most people are not of one “race.”

Race is a social construct

 Most people are not of one “race.” England Iraq Pakistan

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Historical Racial Classification and the Census Years and Categories:

1890 White, Black, Mulatto, Quadroon*, Octaroon**, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian  1900 White, Black, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian  1910 White, Black, Mulatto, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Other (plus write-in)  1920 White, Black, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean, and Other (plus write-in)  1930 White, Negro, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean (Other races, spell out in full) 1940 White, Negro, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean (Other races, spell out in full) *

Quadroon-1 grandparent other white **Octaroon-One biracial grandparent

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Historical Racial Classification and the Census Years and Categories:

1950 White, Negro, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino (Other races, spell out)  1960 White, Negro, American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Part Hawaiian, Aleut, Eskimo  1970 White, Negro or Black, Indian (American), Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Korean, Other (print race)  1980 White, Negro, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian (American), Asian Indian, Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Eskimo, Aleut, Other (specify); each person can also be Hispanic or Latino.

U.S. Census 1990

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Aleut: indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska

U.S. Census 2000

U.S. Census 2010

How did the concept of race begin?

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/tlc/28673-understanding-carolus-linnaeus-and race-classification-video.htm

Stereotype

A preconceived, simplistic idea about the members of a group Hinder social interactions, lead to false assumptions about others

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Guidelines for discussing race and ethnic relations: Respect Respect each other’s viewpoints.

Allow everyone to complete their statements before responding Remember not to make generalizations or stereotypical comments about any racial, ethnic, or religious groups (even your own).

Assignment

 Write a stereotype or label on the board that you feel others have of a group you belong to (does not have to be a racial or ethnic group)  Be prepared to discuss  5 points

Prejudice and Discrimination

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Prejudice- attitudes

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Fear, anger, strong dislike, hatred, other negative emotions

Prejudice and Discrimination

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Discrimination –actions

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Unequal treatment based on group membership

Prejudice and Discrimination

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Racism –discriminatory beliefs or actions

based on race

Reverse Discrimination

discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group

Modern Racism

subtle form of racism that involves the belief that 

serious discrimination in America no longer exists

 racial inequality is the fault of minority group members Most who fit this description do not consider themselves to be racist Vandalism part 1 4:30 Vandalism in park

Individual Discrimination

 behavior by an individual that leads to

unequal treatment

 based on race or other factors Taxi-driver refusing to pick up someone

Institutional Discrimination

   arrangements, practices that tend to favor one group procedures that result in unequal treatment or opportunities May be deliberate, subtle, or unintended Taxi company instructing drivers not pick up certain groups

Individual or Institutional?

Which type is more difficult to get rid of? Why?

Article

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White Privilege

Read the article. Prepare to discuss next class: 1. Which situations do you think still exist today? (star these) 2. Which do you think have improved? (underline these) 3. Which do you not understand? (circle these) 4. Do you recognize any positions of privilege you have in life over others (based on factors other than race)?

Extra Credit Freedom Riders

1960’s White and Black civil rights activists that worked together to end segregation Freedom Riders Documentary

Warning: extremely offensive language used

Trailer

Next class

Race and Ethnicity Read article White Privilege and prepare to discuss