Today: Race

1. Today: Race Asn#6: As you enter, write a stereotype/phrase/label on the board that you feel others have of a group you belong to (does not have to be a racial or ethnic group) 4 points -What is race? -Stereotypes -Types of discrimination -Test #2 next week (Monday) I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”–Booker T. Washington, educator and author

2. Race vs. Ethnicity • Race: a category of people who share physical characteristics • Ethnicity: a shared cultural heritage and/or national origin Example: Cubans/Puerto Ricans/Dominicans -same ethnicity but can be of different races

3. Race is a social construct • Categories not based on science. • Race is a social construction not a scientific fact. • Scientifically we are all a part of the same race-the human race.

4. Race is a social construct • Criteria we use to distinguish race are blurred and imperfect.

5. Race is a social construct • Racial boundaries are set by social agreement. • Criteria such as skin color, eye shape, nose shape, and geographical origin can overlap

6. Race is a social construct • Most people are not of one “race.”

7. Race is a social construct • Most people are not of one “race.” England Iraq Pakistan View Black and Latino

8. Assignment #5 Extra credit tab of website has options

9. Historical Racial Classification and the Census Years and Categories: • 1890 White, Black, Mulatto, Quadroon*, Octaroon**, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian • 1900 White, Black, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian • 1910 White, Black, Mulatto, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Other (plus write-in) • 1920 White, Black, Mulatto, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean, and Other (plus write-in) • 1930 White, Negro, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean (Other races, spell out in full) 1940 White, Negro, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hindu, Korean (Other races, spell out in full) *Quadroon-1 grandparent other white **Octaroon-One biracial grandparent

10. Historical Racial Classification and the Census Years and Categories: • 1950 White, Negro, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino (Other races, spell out) • 1960 White, Negro, American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Part Hawaiian, Aleut, Eskimo • 1970 White, Negro or Black, Indian (American), Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Korean, Other (print race) • 1980 White, Negro, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian (American), Asian Indian, Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Eskimo, Aleut, Other (specify); each person can also be Hispanic or Latino.

11. U.S. Census 1990 *Aleut: indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska

12. U.S. Census 2000

13. U.S. Census 2010

14. Guidelines for discussing race and ethnic relations: • Respect • Respect each other’s viewpoints. • Allow everyone to complete their statements before responding • Remember not to make generalizations or stereotypical comments about any racial, ethnic, or religious groups (even your own).

15. Assignment • Write a stereotype or label on the board that you feel others have of a group you belong to (does not have to be a racial or ethnic group) • Be prepared to discuss • 4 points

16. Stereotypes A preconceived, simplistic idea about the members of a group Hinder social interactions, lead to false assumptions about others View stealing bike 2:15 Vandalism part 1 4:30 Vandalism in park

17. Prejudice and Discrimination • Prejudice- attitudes (Fear, anger, strong dislike, hatred, other negative emotions) • Discrimination –actions(Unequal treatment based on group membership ) • Racism –discriminatory beliefs or actions based on race

18. Reverse Discrimination specific form of discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group

19. Modern Racism subtle form of racism that involves the belief that • serious discrimination in America no longer exists • racial inequality is the fault of minority group members Most who fit this description do not consider themselves to be racist

20. Types of Discrimination: Individual • behavior by an individual that leads to unequal treatment • based on race or other factors • Taxi-driver refusing to pick up someone

21. Types of Discrimination: Institutional • arrangements, practices that tend to favor one group • procedures that result in unequal treatment or opportunities • May be deliberate, subtle, or unintended • Example: Taxi company instructing drivers not to pick up certain groups

22. Impact of Stereotypes Vandalism part 1 4:30 Vandalism in park View stealing bike 2:15

23. Individual or Institutional? Which type is more difficult to get rid of? Why?

24. Article • White Privilege • Which situations do you think still exist today? • Which do you think have improved? • Think of situations where you have had a position of privilege over others (not related to race)

25. Check red folders • Yellow Digital Nation note taking guide

26. Coming up • Study guide posted on website for Test #2 next week (Monday) • Next class: Read Article posted on class website • White Privilege • Print out article and bring to class • Which situations do you think still exist today? • Which do you think have improved? • Would you be able to recognize it if you were in a position of privilege over others?

27. Race vs. Ethnicity • Race: a category of people who share physical characteristics • Ethnicity: a shared cultural heritage and/or national origin Example: Cubans/Puerto Ricans/Dominicans are of the same ethnicity but can be of different races View Black and Latino