Ch. 9 - Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity
We will work through the topics of racial and ethnic relations, the theories of prejudice and discrimination, and look at minority groups in the United States. The picture is a "safe minority picture".
Chapter 9 Objectives
- Describe what sociologists mean by the terms minority, race, and ethnicity.
- Discuss patterns of racial and ethnic relations.
- Discuss the difference between prejudice and discrimination.
- Explain how functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic interactionists view racial inequalities.