Race and Inequality Demo.pptx
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1. A minority group is a subordinate group whose members have less power and control over their lives than the dominant group. Members experience unequal treatment and share distinguishing physical or cultural traits. 2. Racial groups are minorities set apart by obvious physical differences. While race can refer to genetically isolated groups, it is also a social construct based on physical traits and historical, cultural, and economic factors. 3. Prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance harm individuals and society by depriving people of equal rights and opportunities and perpetuating inequality. Discrimination occurs through unjustified distinctions in policy, law, or treatment based on attributes like race, ethnicity, or religion.
Race and Inequality Demo.pptx
- 2. RACIAL GROUP is used to describe a group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences. MINORITY GROUP is a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs.
- 3. Sociologists have identified five basic properties of a minority group 1. Unequal treatment: members of a minority group experience unequal treatment as compared to members of a dominant group. 2. Physical or cultural traits: members of a minority group share physical or cultural characteristics that distinguish them from the dominant group. 3. Ascribed status: membership in a minority group is not voluntary. 4. Solidarity: minority group members have a strong sense of group solidarity. 5. In-group marriage: members of a minority generally marry others from the same group.
- 4. The term racial group refers to those minorities set apart from others by obvious physical differences. Biological significance of race Viewed from a biological perspective, the term race would refer to a genetically isolated group with distinctive gene frequencies.
- 5. The term racial group refers to those minorities set apart from others by obvious physical differences. Social construction of race The process by which people come to define a group as a race based in part on physical characteristics, but also on Historical, cultural, and economic factors
- 6. Self-fulfilling prophecy In certain situations, we may respond to stereotypes in such a way that false definitions end up being accurate. A person or group that is described as having particular characteristics begins to display those very traits.
- 7. Prejudice Is a negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority. If you make negative comments based on race, ethnicity, or religion, that is a form of prejudice.
- 8. Prejudice can result from ethnocentrism This is the tendency to assume that ones culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. One important and widespread form of prejudice is racism, the belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior.
- 9. Glass ceiling Refers to an invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individuals gender, race, or ethnicity. This glass ceiling results from the fears and prejudices of many middle-and upper-level.
- 11. Institutional Discrimination Discrimination is practiced not only by individuals in one-to-one encounters but also by institutions in their daily operations. This refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society. Discrimination strikes at the very heart of being human. Discrimination is harmful and perpetuates inequality.
- 12. Discrimination occurs when a person is unable to enjoy his or her human rights or other legal rights on an equal basis with others because of an unjustified distinction made in policy, law or treatment.
- 13. In many parts of the world, the politics of blame and fear is on the rise. Intolerance, hatred, and discrimination is causing an ever- widening rift in societies. The politics of fear is driving people apart as leaders peddle toxic rhetoric, blaming certain groups of people for social or economic problems.
- 14. Discrimination-in all its possible forms and expressions- is one of the most common forms of human rights violations and abuse. It affects millions of people everyday and it is one of the most difficult to recognise. Discrimination and intolerance are closely related concepts.
- 15. Discrimination has direct consequences on those people and groups being discriminated against, but it has also indirect and deep consequences on society as a whole. A society where discrimination is allowed or tolerated is a society where people are deprived from freely exercising their full potential for themselves and for society.