Racial and Ethnic Group Inequality & Conflict
Intro Lecture Outline: Background Concepts & Theories
US Population Racial and Ethnic group %’s (Census data)
Where does skin color come from? Related to sun exposure over centuries / evolution, essential for health (to protect from too much sun light in very sunny regions near equator, or to absorb as much sunlight as possible in sun-deprived regions in north or far south)
Race definition (Schaefer Ch. 1)
Ethnicity definition (Schaefer ch. 1) (what’s the difference with race, & examples of each race and ethnicity)
Panethncity (Schaefer, Ch. 1)
Race: Problems with / Variations in racial classifications – Lack of biological basis but strong social significance; categories vary over time and place, compare to other places in Latin America (Schaefer ch. 1, Graves rdg. 2 in H&A, Taylor rdg. 1 in H&A),
Historical origins of racial categories -- – ties to colonization (Ferber Rdg 3 in Higginbotham and Anderson))
Racial Formation (Schaefer ch. 1 & Taylor rdg. #1 in H&A)
Prejudice (Schaefer, Ch 2)
Discrimination (Schaefer, Ch 2 & 3)
-- & Institutional Discrimination (Schaefer Ch 3) & examples such as e.g., NYC “Stop and Frisk” policies and racial bias in that
Minority group / subordinate group (Schaefer, Ch 1)
Creation of subordinate groups (3 ways) (Schaefer, ch 1)
Marginality (Schaefer (Ch. 1)
Stereotypes (Schaefer Ch. 2)
Stereotypes & Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement (Schaefer ch. 2)-- & again, NYC “Stop & Frisk” policy example…
Consequences of Subordinate Group Status / Patterns of Inter-Group Relations (Drawing on Schaefer Ch. 1, but with some modifications)
Genocide
Expulsion & Succession /Partitioning
Segregation
Continued Subjugation
Assimilation
Amalgamation/ Fusion / Melting Pot
Pluralism / Multi-Culturalism
Theories of Racial and Ethnic Relations (Most is just from lecture, but a little from Schaefer Ch. 1)
Assimilation Theory–Cycle of Race Relations & Stages of Assimilation
(Problems with this, esp. Missing Secondary Group Assimilation, power, etc.)
Ethno-genesis
Functionalism (Schaefer, ch. 1) & problems with this perspective for this topic…
Power-Conflict theory in general on R&E inequality (Schaefer ch. 1)
Other Conflict Theories:
Internal Colonialism & Oppositional Culture
Split Labor Market -- Primary and Secondary labor markets & R&E inequality in them.
Middleman minorities
Enclave Theory
Labeling Theory & Self-fulfilling prophesy (Schaefer Ch. 1)
A main idea for each of 4 theories of prejudice-- Scapegoating theory, Authoritarian Personality theory, Exploitation theory, Normative Approach theory (Schaefer, Ch. 2)
Minority Views of Prejudice & Discrimination (Schaefer, Ch. 2)
Employment discrimination – what is it and how common (Schaefer, ch. 3)
Hate Crimes as discrimination (Schaefer Ch. 3)
Total Discrimination (Schaefer Ch. 3) –Discrimination is cumulative over time…
Income Inequality (in part result of discrimination) ,as part of Socio-economic Status (SES) inequality, between various racial and ethnic groups, comparison. [Don’t have to know exact numbers, but be aware of the general data pattern] (Schaefer Ch. 3)
Not Discussed (or not much) but you should know:
A main idea for each of 4 theories of prejudice-- Scapegoating theory, Authoritarian Personality theory, Exploitation theory, and Normative Approach theory (Schaefer ch 2)
Housing Discrimination & Red-lining (Schaefer ch. 3).
Ways to Reduce Prejudice-- Contact Hypothesis & the 2 necessary conditions for it to work. (Schaefer ch 2)
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