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Ch. 9
Race and Ethnicity
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
05/24/2010

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functionalism and racism
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for Nazi Germany, Jews were the scapegoat. They served the function of blame for bad economy etc.
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Conflict theory and race
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individuals see themselves as only able to make gains at the expense of other members of the group.
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symbolic interactionist perspective
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focus on how labels affect perception and create prejudice.
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split labor market (conflict theory)
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refers to dividing workers along racial, ethnic and gender lines.
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selective perception
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symbolic interactionist perspective; perception leads us to see certain things while they blind us to others.
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compartmentalization
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the act of separating acts of cruelty from a sense of being good and moral.
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population transfer
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2 types, direct and indirect. Some ask directly for minority groups to leave, some "voluntarily" relocate.
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internal colonialism
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conflict theorists use this term to describe the way in which a country's dominant group exploits minority groups for its economic advantage.
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segregation
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separation of different racial or ethnic groups.
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assimilation
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forced vs. permissible
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multiculturalism/pluralism
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permits or promotes racial-ethnic variation.
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Pan-Indianism
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emphasis on common elements that run through Native American cultures.
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