Race - grouping of humans based on shared physical appearance or social qualities
into categories generally viewed as distinct by society
-biology
Ethnicity - belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition
and heritage
-culture
Stereotype - predetermined ideas about group
-doesn't have to be negative
-ex: asians are good at math
Prejudice - negative or irrational feeling about a group
Discrimination - treating people differently on basis of prejudice
Racism - system of actions and beliefs that cause differential outcomes for one racial
group in comparison with another
-groups with less power can't be racist
Institutional racism - laws, beliefs, and practices that disadvantage one racial group
Internal inequality - based on qualities of an individual, personal characteristics help
your success in life
-ex: being smart, hardworking
External inequality - inequality you enjoy, or suffer, because of someone else
-ex: parents rich=you are rich
3/5 Compromise - south wants to count slaves as population but not be taxed because
slaves considered property
-3 of every 5 slaves count to population/taxation
Hayes-Tilden Compromise 1877 - -ended reconstruction
-republicans and democrats agree to remove military from south, equal rights for blacks
The association between immigration and crime in the U.S. - immigration is associated
with decrease in crime
-documented immigrants commit less crime than undocumented immigrants and natural
born citizens
Why is it difficult for Africans Americans to accrue wealth in the USA? - -cant pass down
through generations like whites do
-whites less likely unemployed
-GI bill: whites move to suburbs while African communities redlined
, -whites with criminal record get called back to job interviews more than blacks with no
criminal record
-things cost more when poor:
-can't buy in bulk
-payday loan: short term loan astronomical interest
-poverty concentrated in African communities
What is the cycle of poverty? - families trapped in it have limited or no resources
-Starts at birth, grow up malnourished and lack opportunities and since their mother
can't afford better lifestyle, the child will also bring their own child into cycle
-takes intervention from government to charity to stop
-cycle trapped because no resources and lack of oppurtunity
What are examples of discrimination in housing market? - -real estate agents show
fewer properties
-no supermarket or banks in redlined areas
-banks deny home loans for african americans
Three tactics aimed at black voter suppression: - -Gerrymandering
-voter ID laws
-Restriction of early voting
Why is the "colorblind" strategy ineffective with race? - cant ignore racism, it exists
-BLM movement challenges this ideology
What was the origin or marriage? - property exchange
-father give daughter away to husband, like land, gift, or money for "property" exchange
What are some symbols of marriage? - -white dress: sexual purity
-vows: women saying i will obey you
Early families - -marriage forged bonds
-encouraged cooperation
-rise of agrarian societies= marriage becomes strategic
-coverture: wife legal standing absorbed into husband, she cant own
-slave families separated and sold
Industrial U.S. Families - -work and family separated into private/public sphere
-family size shrank in 1800s because children economic liability
-companionate marriage grew= married for companionship
-birth control: sex with no kids
-rise of industry=separation, worked in public sphere
The 1900s and Emotion-Based families - -marriage age rose
-birth control
into categories generally viewed as distinct by society
-biology
Ethnicity - belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition
and heritage
-culture
Stereotype - predetermined ideas about group
-doesn't have to be negative
-ex: asians are good at math
Prejudice - negative or irrational feeling about a group
Discrimination - treating people differently on basis of prejudice
Racism - system of actions and beliefs that cause differential outcomes for one racial
group in comparison with another
-groups with less power can't be racist
Institutional racism - laws, beliefs, and practices that disadvantage one racial group
Internal inequality - based on qualities of an individual, personal characteristics help
your success in life
-ex: being smart, hardworking
External inequality - inequality you enjoy, or suffer, because of someone else
-ex: parents rich=you are rich
3/5 Compromise - south wants to count slaves as population but not be taxed because
slaves considered property
-3 of every 5 slaves count to population/taxation
Hayes-Tilden Compromise 1877 - -ended reconstruction
-republicans and democrats agree to remove military from south, equal rights for blacks
The association between immigration and crime in the U.S. - immigration is associated
with decrease in crime
-documented immigrants commit less crime than undocumented immigrants and natural
born citizens
Why is it difficult for Africans Americans to accrue wealth in the USA? - -cant pass down
through generations like whites do
-whites less likely unemployed
-GI bill: whites move to suburbs while African communities redlined
, -whites with criminal record get called back to job interviews more than blacks with no
criminal record
-things cost more when poor:
-can't buy in bulk
-payday loan: short term loan astronomical interest
-poverty concentrated in African communities
What is the cycle of poverty? - families trapped in it have limited or no resources
-Starts at birth, grow up malnourished and lack opportunities and since their mother
can't afford better lifestyle, the child will also bring their own child into cycle
-takes intervention from government to charity to stop
-cycle trapped because no resources and lack of oppurtunity
What are examples of discrimination in housing market? - -real estate agents show
fewer properties
-no supermarket or banks in redlined areas
-banks deny home loans for african americans
Three tactics aimed at black voter suppression: - -Gerrymandering
-voter ID laws
-Restriction of early voting
Why is the "colorblind" strategy ineffective with race? - cant ignore racism, it exists
-BLM movement challenges this ideology
What was the origin or marriage? - property exchange
-father give daughter away to husband, like land, gift, or money for "property" exchange
What are some symbols of marriage? - -white dress: sexual purity
-vows: women saying i will obey you
Early families - -marriage forged bonds
-encouraged cooperation
-rise of agrarian societies= marriage becomes strategic
-coverture: wife legal standing absorbed into husband, she cant own
-slave families separated and sold
Industrial U.S. Families - -work and family separated into private/public sphere
-family size shrank in 1800s because children economic liability
-companionate marriage grew= married for companionship
-birth control: sex with no kids
-rise of industry=separation, worked in public sphere
The 1900s and Emotion-Based families - -marriage age rose
-birth control
