MCS Mrs McVey Minority What does the word minority mean Minorities Minority group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group in society ID: 585283
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Patterns of Minority Groups Treatment
MCS
Mrs. McVeySlide2
Minority
What does the word
“
minority
”
mean? Slide3
Minorities
Minority
:
group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group in society
Distinctive physical or cultural characteristics that can be used to separate from society
Dominated by majorityOften believed to inferiorCommon sense of identity, strong group loyaltyMajority determines who belongs to minoritySlide4
Minority
Women out number men in the United States…so why are women a minority?
(Think about what the previous slide said)Slide5
Race & Ethnicity
RACE: People sharing certain inherited physical characteristics that are considered important within a society (how you look)
ETHNICITY: group identified by cultural, religious, or national characteristics (where you come from)Slide6
Melting pot
Toss saladSlide7
Assimilation
Assimilation is the blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society
Melting pot
Tossed salad
Anglo-conformity is the most common pattern of assimilation
Cultural pluralism is the desire of a group to maintain some sense of identity separate from the dominant groupSlide8
Patterns of Conflict
Genocide (most extreme): systematic effort to destroy an entire population
Examples from history?
Population transfer: minority is forced to move to a remote location or leave entirely
Subjugation (most common): minority group is denied equal access to the benefits of society
De jure segregation = by lawDe facto segregation = everyday practiceSlide9
Pluralism
Policy that allows each group within a society to keep its unique cultural
identitiy
Example: Switzerland; three official languages, loyalty to Switzerland, one group doesn’t not have a dominate or minority role in Swiss societySlide10
Assimilation
Blending of culturally distinct groups into a single group with a common culture and identity
Voluntary, occurs naturally over time due to daily interactions, or forced
Example: Native American children sent to mission schools to help them adopt the English language, European styles of dress, and learn about ChristianitySlide11
Legal Protection
Legal steps taken to ensure that they rights of minority groups are protected
Example: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Affirmative ActionSlide12
Segregation
Policies that physically separate a minority group from the dominate group
De jure (by law) or De Facto (societal norms like economics)
Example: Jewish ghettos; Jim Crow LawsSlide13
Subjugation
Maintaining control over a group through force
Example: slavery; apartheid in South AfricaSlide14
Population Transfer
Indirect or direct transfer of a minority group to a new territory by the dominate group
Indirect—dominate group makes life so miserable for the minority group they choose to leave the area
Direct—movement to a new location with use of force or laws
Example: Native American Reservations; Japanese InternmentSlide15
Extermination/Genocide
Intentional destruction of the entire targeted population
Also known as genocide or ethnic cleansing
Example:
HolocauseSlide16
Reasons for Discrimination & Prejudice
Social norms: lays out ways in which members of society are expected to relate to members of certain groups
Personality: authoritarians, conformists, angry, likely to blame others
Scapegoating: blaming others when cause or resolution to problems is unknown or out of one’s reach
Competition for scarce resources: JOBS