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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 10
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Objectives:
Summarize how sociologists define the terms
race, ethnicity, and minority group.
Identify the characteristics that distinguish
minority groups from one another.
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Race, Ethnicity, and Minority Group
Race – a category of people who share inherited
physical characteristics and who others see as being a
distinct group.
Ethnicity – the set of cultural characteristics that
distinguishes one group from another.
Minority Group – a group of people who, because of
their physical characteristics or cultural practices, are
singled out and unequally treated.
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Characteristics That
Distinguish Minority Groups
Identifiable physical or cultural characteristics
Victims of unequal treatment
Group membership is an ascribed status
Members share strong bonds and a sense of loyalty
Members tend to practice endogamy – marriage
within the group
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Objectives:
Distinguish between discrimination and
prejudice.
Describe the most common patterns of
minority-group treatment.
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Discrimination vs. Prejudice
Prejudice – unsupported generalization about a
category of people; involves attitudes and can
be positive
Discrimination – denial of equal treatment
based on group membership; involves
behaviors
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Common Patterns of
Minority-Group Treatment
Cultural Pluralism – allows each group within society
to keep its unique cultural identity
Assimilation – blending of culturally distinct groups
into a single group with a common culture and identity
Legal Protection – legal efforts to ensure the rights of
minority groups
Segregation – practices that physically separate a
minority group from the dominant group
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Common Patterns of
Minority-Group Treatment
(continued)
Subjugation – the maintaining of control over a group
through force
Population Transfer – transferring a minority
population to a new area
Extermination – intentional destruction of the entire
targeted population known as genocide
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Objectives:
Describe the conditions under which minority
groups in the United States live.
Explain how government policies have
affected the lives of minority groups in the
United States.
9
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Living Conditions of Minorities
African Americans – making gains toward
equality, but statistics show members are lagging
in education, employment, and income; becoming
more politically active
Hispanics – rapidly growing population; lagging
in income and education; diverse population
10
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Living Conditions of Minorities
(continued)
Asian Americans – contrast between firstgeneration immigrants, who are often poor, and
second-generation, many of whom succeed
educationally and financially; viewed as a “model
minority,” although this term is resented
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HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Living Conditions of Minorities
(continued)
American Indians – often live on reservations;
high poverty and poor education; encouraged to
assimilate; taking steps to establish sources of
income and better schools
White Ethnics – includes some who assimilate
quickly and others who remain victims of
prejudice and discrimination; making gains in
religious tolerance; good education level
12
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
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SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Government Policies Towards
Minorities
Government policies have both helped and
hindered minorities.
For example: In the past, de jure segregation
hurt African Americans. The Civil Rights Act
of 1964 forbade racial discrimination
13
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 10
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
1
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 2
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Objectives:
Summarize how sociologists define the terms
race, ethnicity, and minority group.
Identify the characteristics that distinguish
minority groups from one another.
2
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 3
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Race, Ethnicity, and Minority Group
Race – a category of people who share inherited
physical characteristics and who others see as being a
distinct group.
Ethnicity – the set of cultural characteristics that
distinguishes one group from another.
Minority Group – a group of people who, because of
their physical characteristics or cultural practices, are
singled out and unequally treated.
3
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 4
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure
Characteristics That
Distinguish Minority Groups
Identifiable physical or cultural characteristics
Victims of unequal treatment
Group membership is an ascribed status
Members share strong bonds and a sense of loyalty
Members tend to practice endogamy – marriage
within the group
4
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 5
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Objectives:
Distinguish between discrimination and
prejudice.
Describe the most common patterns of
minority-group treatment.
5
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 6
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Discrimination vs. Prejudice
Prejudice – unsupported generalization about a
category of people; involves attitudes and can
be positive
Discrimination – denial of equal treatment
based on group membership; involves
behaviors
6
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 7
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Common Patterns of
Minority-Group Treatment
Cultural Pluralism – allows each group within society
to keep its unique cultural identity
Assimilation – blending of culturally distinct groups
into a single group with a common culture and identity
Legal Protection – legal efforts to ensure the rights of
minority groups
Segregation – practices that physically separate a
minority group from the dominant group
7
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 8
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 2: Pattern of Intergroup Relations
Common Patterns of
Minority-Group Treatment
(continued)
Subjugation – the maintaining of control over a group
through force
Population Transfer – transferring a minority
population to a new area
Extermination – intentional destruction of the entire
targeted population known as genocide
8
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 9
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Objectives:
Describe the conditions under which minority
groups in the United States live.
Explain how government policies have
affected the lives of minority groups in the
United States.
9
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 10
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Living Conditions of Minorities
African Americans – making gains toward
equality, but statistics show members are lagging
in education, employment, and income; becoming
more politically active
Hispanics – rapidly growing population; lagging
in income and education; diverse population
10
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 11
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Living Conditions of Minorities
(continued)
Asian Americans – contrast between firstgeneration immigrants, who are often poor, and
second-generation, many of whom succeed
educationally and financially; viewed as a “model
minority,” although this term is resented
11
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 12
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Living Conditions of Minorities
(continued)
American Indians – often live on reservations;
high poverty and poor education; encouraged to
assimilate; taking steps to establish sources of
income and better schools
White Ethnics – includes some who assimilate
quickly and others who remain victims of
prejudice and discrimination; making gains in
religious tolerance; good education level
12
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON
Slide 13
SOCIOLOGY THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States
Government Policies Towards
Minorities
Government policies have both helped and
hindered minorities.
For example: In the past, de jure segregation
hurt African Americans. The Civil Rights Act
of 1964 forbade racial discrimination
13
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON