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    The document is a chapter about race and ethnicity that covers: 1) The differences between race and ethnicity and how sociologists define them. Race is more about physical characteristics while ethnicity is about shared culture and identity. 2) Whether race is real or a social construct, as there is no consensus on how to define it biologically but ideas about race have changed socially and culturally over time. 3) What racism is according to sociology, distinguishing it from prejudice, how people can be socialized into racism, and whether racism still exists in the US.

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    Chapter 10: Race & Ethnicity

    Pages 260-288
    Thoughtful & highly trained specialists, working w/ same data, have yet to reach a consensus on
    the basic question of what race is.

    1. What is the difference b/w race & ethnicity?


    Understanding race & ethnicity

    Sociological definitions of race & ethnicity


    How do contemporary sociologist define race & ethnicity?

    Key distinctions b/w race & ethnicity


    What matters more: Race or ethnicity?

    Distinguishing racial & ethnic labels

    Power relations: race as a tool of domination


    How did race come to be used as a tool of domination?

    2. Is race real?
    Social construction of race

    Race & society


    How have Americans ideas about who is white changed over time?

    Race & biology


    Is race determined by biology?

    Race & place


    Why is race understood differently around the world?

    3. What is racist & what isnt?


    Contemporary racism

    What is racism?
    What is the difference b/w prejudice & discrimination?

    A sociological perspective: who are you going to be for Halloween?

    Why does racism occur?


    How can people be socialized into racism?

    Does racism still exist in U.S.?


    Prejudice

    Discrimination

    4. Do race & ethnicity matter anymore?


    Impact of race & ethnicity today

    Racial disparities in socioeconomic status


    How do sociologists explain racial gaps in socioeconomic status?

    Income & wealth

    Race & inequality

    Employment & unemployment

    Education

    Residential segregation

    Criminal justice supervision

    Health & healthcare coverage


    Why do disparities in health exist among racial groups?

    Political participation & representation


    How have the high incarceration rates among African American men impacted their political
    participation?

    How do we explain racial stratification?


    How do sociologists account for racial inequalities?
    Biology

    Cultural Explanations

    Structural Context

    Historical Discrimination

    Contemporary Discrimination

    What to do about racial stratification?

    5. How are race & ethnicity changing in the 21st century?


    Race & ethnicity in future

    A changing population
    How have attitudes toward interracial unions & multiracial people changed in the U.S.?
    How has the U.S. census adapted to the evolving shifts in how Americans identify themselves?

    Changing classification & identity

    Changing stratification
    What impact will demographic & social changes have on racial inequality in U.S.?

    Conclusion: developing sociological imagination on race & ethnicity

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