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Racial and Ethnic Relationships - Coggle Diagram
Racial and Ethnic Relationships
Minority and Dominant Groups
Consists of people who are discriminated against due to group membership
Dominant group may be either larger or smaller in number
Ascribed status
Endogamy
Common identity
Prejudice
Discrimination
Immigrants and the Melting Pot
Anglo-conformity is the historic expectation in the U.S
Immigrants faced prejudice based on sterotypes
Many thought society would become a melting pot
Conflict Theory: The Labor Market
Capitalists extract the surplus value of labor
A split-labor market is created
Pit workers start to turn against one another
Creates conflict across racial-ethnic divisions
Use reserve labor force during strikess
Latinos (Hispanics)
An umbrella term
A term created by the dominant group to combine people into one category
Most self-identify as part of a more specific group
Includes people who origins trace back to Spanish speaking countries
7 of 10 Latinos live in only six U.S. states
Latinos fare poorly on economic well-being