sociology

Minority

• A group of people who, because of physical and cultural traits, are differentiated from the dominant group in a society and treated unequally.

• Group identified by cultural, national, or religious characteristics.

• people sharing certain inherited physical characteristics that are considered important within a society.

Race

• people sharing certain inherited physical characteristics that are considered important within a society

• Group identified by cultural, national, or religious characteristics.

• A group of people who, because of physical and cultural traits, are differentiated from the dominant group in a society and treated unequally.

Ethnic Minority

• Group identified by cultural, national, or religious characteristics.

• people sharing certain inherited physical characteristics that are considered important within a society

• A group of people who, because of physical and cultural traits, are differentiated from the dominant group in a society and treated unequally.

Patterns of ______ and ______ relations take two forms Patterns of assimilation include Anglo-conformity, the melting pot, _________, and accommodation.

• ethical,racial,cultural pluralism

• racial,ethical,cultural pluralism

• racial, ethical, assimilation

Assimilation

• the blending or fusing of a minority group into the dominant society.

• The desire of a group to maintain some sense of identity separate from the dominant group

• A choice by a minority group to maintain its own culturally unique way of life independent of the dominant culture.

Cultural Pluralism

• The desire of a group to maintain some sense of identity separate from the dominant group

• the blending or fusing of a minority group into the dominant society.

• A choice by a minority group to maintain its own culturally unique way of life independent of the dominant culture.

Accommodation

• The desire of a group to maintain some sense of identity separate from the dominant group.

• A choice by a minority group to maintain its own culturally unique way of life independent of the dominant culture.

• the blending or fusing of a minority group into the dominant society.

In looking for _______ sociologist examine historical records and current events. The have identified____ basic patterns that dominant cultures take when they reject minorities.

• patterns of conflict,three

• subjugation, four

• segregation, three

Subjugation

• the process by which a minority group is denied equal access to the benefits of a society.

• The denial of equal access based on the law.

• The denial of equal access based on common prejudice.

De Jure Segregation

• The denial of equal access based on common prejudice.

• The denial of equal access based on the law

• the process by which a minority group is denied equal access to the benefits of a society.