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Discrimination. What Are Things People Discriminate Against?. Race Ethnicity Religion Physical Appearance Lifestyle Homosexuality Transgender Personal Choices Abortion Pre-Marital Sex. Minority Groups. Treated unequally by dominant group
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What Are Things People Discriminate Against? • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Physical Appearance • Lifestyle • Homosexuality • Transgender • Personal Choices • Abortion • Pre-Marital Sex
Minority Groups • Treated unequally by dominant group • Physical or cultural traits held in low esteem by dominant group • Feel strong group solidarity • Membership by birth • Marry within the group What are some minority groups??
Objectives of Minority Groups • Pluralism – live peacefully with dominant group • Assimilation – sharing culture with dominant group • Secession – cultural and political independence • Militancy – want to overtake dominant group
Objectives of Dominant Group • Pluralism – encourage differences • Assimilation – absorb the minority • Segregation – keep minority “in its place” • Internal Colonialism – follows segregation • Population Transfer – minority forced to leave • Genocide - extermination
Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? • Melting Pot – try to “melt” new European cultures into one big American culture Salad Bowl – mixing all the different cultures together to create an American culture
IQ or Standardized Testing • Biased towards white, middle to upper class • Ex: Marathon: Runner • Regatta:Oarsman • Ex: Escalators
Discrimination • Hate speech • Stereotypes • Labeling • Hate groups • All passed on to next generations! • Reverse discrimination – works both ways!
Corrections - Social Policy • Cultural Centers • Ethnic Appreciation Days • Social Studies classes • Foreign Language classes • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHo0pHo8dao
Affirmative Action • Created to assist minority groups in getting into college • Bakke Case • Colleges can not use quotas but can use race to diversify population • Has affirmative action run its course, or is it still necessary? • Defining the N Word