Today: RaceAsn#6: As you enter, write a stereotype/phrase/label on the board that you feel others have of a group you belong to (does not have to be a racial or ethnic group) 4 points-What is race?-Stereotypes-Types of discrimination-Test #2 next week (Monday)

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”–Booker T. Washington, educator and author

Race vs. Ethnicity Race: a category of people who

share physical characteristics

Ethnicity: a shared cultural heritage and/or national origin

Example: Cubans/Puerto Ricans/Dominicans -same ethnicity but can be of different races

Race is a social construct Categories not based on science. Race is a social construction not a scientific fact. Scientifically we are all a part of the same race-the

human race.

Race is a social construct Criteria we use to distinguish race are blurred and

imperfect.

Race is a social construct Racial boundaries are set by social agreement. Criteria such as skin color, eye shape, nose shape, and

geographical origin can overlap

Race is a social construct Most people are not of one “race.”

Race is a social construct Most people are not of one “race.”

England Iraq Pakistan

View Black and Latino

4 points

Strong understanding of theory demonstrated (you correctly explain the theory and exactly how you feel it connects to the crime)

3 points

Summary of crime includes important details (who, what, where, when)

1 point

Sources provided (News source and date of crime included in APA or MLA format, class notes cited as well)

2 points

Grammar, spelling, and punctuation correct.

  Total possible: 10 points

Assignment #5

Extra credit tab of website has options

Historical Racial Classification and the Census Years and Categories:

1890 White, Black, Mulatto, Quadroon*, Octaroon**, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian

1900 White, Black, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian

1910 White, Black, Mulatto, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Other (plus write-in)

1920 White, Black, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean, and Other (plus write-in)

1930 White, Negro, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean (Other races, spell out in full) 1940 White, Negro, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean (Other races, spell out in full)

*Quadroon-1 grandparent other white **Octaroon-One biracial grandparent

Historical Racial Classification and the Census Years and Categories:

1950 White, Negro, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino (Other races, spell out)

1960 White, Negro, American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Part Hawaiian, Aleut, Eskimo

1970 White, Negro or Black, Indian (American), Japanese, Chinese,

Filipino, Hawaiian, Korean, Other (print race)

1980 White, Negro, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian (American), Asian Indian, Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Eskimo, Aleut, Other (specify); each person can also be Hispanic or Latino.

U.S. Census 1990

*Aleut: indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska

U.S. Census 2000

U.S. Census 2010

Guidelines for discussing race and ethnic relations:

1. Respect2. Respect each other’s viewpoints.3. Allow everyone to complete their statements

before responding4. Remember not to make generalizations or

stereotypical comments about any racial, ethnic, or religious groups (even your own).

Assignment

Write a stereotype or label on the board that you feel others have of a group you belong to (does not have to be a racial or ethnic group)

Be prepared to discuss 4 points

StereotypesA preconceived, simplistic idea about the members of a group

Hinder social interactions, lead to false assumptions about others

View stealing bike 2:15

Vandalism in park

Vandalism part 1 4:30

Prejudice and Discrimination

Prejudice- attitudes (Fear, anger, strong dislike, hatred, other negative emotions)

Discrimination –actions (Unequal treatment based on group membership )

Racism –discriminatory beliefs or actions based on race

Reverse Discriminationspecific form of discrimination against members of a

dominant or majority group

Modern Racismsubtle form of racism that involves the belief that serious discrimination in America no longer exists racial inequality is the fault of minority group members

Most who fit this description do not consider themselves to be racist

Types of Discrimination: Individual

behavior by an individual that leads to unequal treatment

based on race or other factors

Taxi-driver refusing to pick up someone

Types of Discrimination: Institutional arrangements, practices that tend to favor one group procedures that result in unequal treatment or opportunities May be deliberate, subtle, or unintended Example: Taxi company instructing drivers not to

pick up certain groups

Impact of Stereotypes

View stealing bike 2:15

Vandalism in parkVandalism part 1 4:30

Individual or Institutional?

Which type is more difficult to get rid of? Why?

Article

• White Privilege

1. Which situations do you think still exist today?2. Which do you think have improved?

3. Think of situations where you have had a position of privilege over others (not related to race)

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Yellow Digital Nation note taking guide

Coming up• Study guide posted on website for Test #2 next week (Monday)• Next class: Read Article posted on class website • White PrivilegePrint out article and bring to class

1. Which situations do you think still exist today?2. Which do you think have improved?

3. Would you be able to recognize it if you were in a position of privilege over others?

Race vs. Ethnicity Race: a category of people who

share physical characteristics

Ethnicity: a shared cultural heritage and/or national origin

Example: Cubans/Puerto Ricans/Dominicans are of the same ethnicity but can be of different races

View Black and Latino