Race Class Gender
SOC 300 TEST 1
Dimensions of Social Inequality (we measure inequality based off…) Wealth- what you own minus all debt (can be passed down) Power- influence over others Prestige (RESPECT)
Social Inequality is structured by: Race, Class, and Gender a. Individual experience and action (we think of social inequality as a personal experience) b. Built into society through social institutions, which permeate society
Prejudice- is negative thoughts against others(non-whites the out-group)
Discrimination- taking action on prejudice that harms others
RACE-is not scientifically valid or useful way to think about human diversity (most ppl believe its real) a. History- b. A political weapon to divide people( into the haves and have nots) c. Not a biological classification (we are 99% the same) were too similar arbitrary choice of biological traits more variation within races than btwn them d. Race is a cultural category e. Race doesn’t tell you anything important about a person f. Color based labels don’t even accurately describe skin color g. Alternative concept ETHNICTY
RACISM A. Believing that there are 2 races B. Believing that races are biologically unequal, in respect to intelligence C. Acting to cause harm to a individual or group.
CLASS INEQUALITY! Is based on… a. Different access to wealth, prestige, and power b. Status: ascribed or achieved c. Mobility possible (to move up or down a class ranking) d. It’s a continuum e. Sub-cultures, lifestyles f. Life chances
GENDER INEQUALITY a. Sex (biological) b. Gender (learned) c. Sexism- that one sex is better than another in this dichotomy Minority- not numerical representation, but relative status &power in society
FIVE general characteristics SHARED by minority groups a. Unequal treatment b. Identifiable(accent, language, physically) c. Peoplehood(sense of being
Dimensions of Social Inequality (we measure inequality based off…) Wealth- what you own minus all debt (can be passed down) Power- influence over others Prestige (RESPECT)
Social Inequality is structured by: Race, Class, and Gender a. Individual experience and action (we think of social inequality as a personal experience) b. Built into society through social institutions, which permeate society
Prejudice- is negative thoughts against others(non-whites the out-group)
Discrimination- taking action on prejudice that harms others
RACE-is not scientifically valid or useful way to think about human diversity (most ppl believe its real) a. History- b. A political weapon to divide people( into the haves and have nots) c. Not a biological classification (we are 99% the same) were too similar arbitrary choice of biological traits more variation within races than btwn them d. Race is a cultural category e. Race doesn’t tell you anything important about a person f. Color based labels don’t even accurately describe skin color g. Alternative concept ETHNICTY
RACISM A. Believing that there are 2 races B. Believing that races are biologically unequal, in respect to intelligence C. Acting to cause harm to a individual or group.
CLASS INEQUALITY! Is based on… a. Different access to wealth, prestige, and power b. Status: ascribed or achieved c. Mobility possible (to move up or down a class ranking) d. It’s a continuum e. Sub-cultures, lifestyles f. Life chances
GENDER INEQUALITY a. Sex (biological) b. Gender (learned) c. Sexism- that one sex is better than another in this dichotomy Minority- not numerical representation, but relative status &power in society
FIVE general characteristics SHARED by minority groups a. Unequal treatment b. Identifiable(accent, language, physically) c. Peoplehood(sense of being