Racial and Ethnic Relations CHAPTER 10 Racial and Ethnic Relations Section 1: Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure Section 2: Patterns of Intergroup Relations Section 3: Minority Groups in the United States

SECTION 1 Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure Question: What are examples or characteristics of race, ethnicity, and minority group?

Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure SECTION 1 Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Structure example example Race Ethnicity Minority Group characteristic

SECTION 2 Patterns of Intergroup Relations Question: What are the similarities and differences between prejudice and discrimination?

Patterns of Intergroup Relations SECTION 2 Patterns of Intergroup Relations Prejudice Discrimination  unsupported generalization about a category of people  denial of equal treatment based on group membership  can be individual or societal  involves attitudes  sociological, psychological  involves behaviors  can be positive

SECTION 3 Minority Groups in the United States Question: Under what conditions do minority groups in the United States live?

Minority Groups in the United States SECTION 3 Minority Groups in the United States Minority Group Conditions/ Concerns African Americans Hispanics Asian Americans American Indians White Ethnics making gains towards equality, but statistics still show members are lagging in education, employ-ment, and income; becoming more politically active rapidly growing population; trailing in income and education; diverse population contrast between first-generation immigrants, who are often poor, and second-generation, many of whom succeed educationally and financially; viewed as a “model minority,” although this term is resented often live on reservations; high poverty and poor education; encouraged to assimilate; taking steps to establish sources of income and better schools includes some who assimilate quickly and others who remain victims of prejudice and discrimination; making gains in religious tolerance; good education level

Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 10 1. What characteristics are used to define race, ethnicity, and minority groups? 2. How are discrimination and prejudice related? 3. List and describe the seven most common patterns of minority treatment. 4. How are the experiences of African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and American Indians similar? How are they different? 5. Why have sociologists studied the experiences of white ethnics? 6. Analyze changes such as food and business in the majority American culture resulting from adaptations to various American Indian cultures.