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Ch. 17 Ethnicity (Stereotype (def (simplistic description of cultural…
Ch. 17 Ethnicity
Stereotype
def
simplistic
description of cultural traits of other groups
must be experienced as Effective (
Real and Useful
)
provide
Ideological legitimation
of ethnic boundaries
Ethnicity
def
Relationship
bw
Groups
whose members consider
each other
Culturally Distinctive
is
Relational
and
Processual
aspect of a Relationship
,
not Property of a person
Not bt Objective cultural Differences
bt what is
Socially Relevant
in actual ongoing
Social Practices
Situational
(contextual)
Eidheim
Dichotomization
or contrasting
expression of ethnic relationship
through mutual negation
though Prejudices
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Complementarisation
or matching
through School/Education
both groups are
Culturally Distinctive and
Structurally Equivalent
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most important when
groups
are
Culturally Close
and
are in
Contact Regularly
created by
Contact
,
not
by
Isolation
idea of
Isolated
ethnic group
is
Meaningless
not a Thing, but
an aspect of a
Social Process
most often
Ascribed
sometimes
can be
Achieved
possible
to
change
Ethnic Membership
Ethnic
Ideologies
Political
dimension
ethnic
Identity
(
group Identification
)
we-feeling
personal fulfillment
ethnic
Organisation
(
politics
)
what it offers to its members
what's in it for me
Historical Continuity
--> Shared Tradition
Belongingness
Security
Ethnopolitics
History is
Ambiguous
and open to Interpretation
can be
Manipulated