1. Chapter 8 Social Stratification

2. Global Inequity Theories  1. Colonialism: –Political, Economic, Cultural, and Social Domination of a country by a foreign power  2. World System Theory: –Neo Colonialism –Economic Status –  Core MDC  Periphery LDC  Semi-periphery

3.  3 factors –a. Narrow, export oriented economies –b. Limited industrial capacity –c. Foreign Debt  3. Multinational Companies –Functionalist view –Conflict view

4.  4. Modernization Theory: –Pre-industrial to Industrial –Technological advances, Standard of living, Women’s Status, Urbanization, Literacy, Health Care –Inequality due to different level of technological advancement

5. Chapter 9 Race and Ethnic Inequality

6.  Races: –Caucasian –Negroid –Mongoloid  Definition of Race and Ethnicity  Majority and Minority Groups

9.  Prejudice and Stereotype  self-fulfilling prophecy

11. Racism  Ideological Racism  Individual Racism  Institutional Racism/Institutionalized

12. Discrimination

13. Discrimination  Discrimination –Tuskegee Experiment  Environmental Racism –Kennedy Heights, Houston  Real Estate Racism  Racial Profiling

16. Theories of Prejudice  Primordialist Perspective – Innate Preference  Authoritarian Personality Theory  Social Learning Theory  Cultural Theory  Explotation Theory (Marxist) –Minorities in low-paying jobs –Majority replaced by minority –Industrial reserve army

17. Theories of Prejudice cont’d  Internal-Colonialism Theory  The Contact Hypothesis (Sym-Int)  Race Consciousness Perspective

18. Process of Integration of the Minority Groups into Majority  1. Segregation  2. Accommodation  3. Acculturation  4. Assimilation (structural assimilation)  5. Amalgamation (physical assimilation)  6. Miscegenation

19.  Pluralism, multiculturalism  Racial and Ethnic Groups –African Americans –Latin Americans –Japanese Americans  Population transfer – internment –Native Americans  Population transfer –White Ethnics –Asian Americans

21. Global Immigration  Major Destinations  1920 Quota Act  Immigration Reform Act of 1965  Proposition 187  Functionalist View