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  • An ideology which distinguishes a minority group inferior based on their characteristics and abilities is known as racism
  • Racism still exists in Unites States, it being multi-racial and multi-ethnic country
  • Racism is usually associated with prejudice and discrimination
  • There are various types of discrimination prohibited by law
  • Age discrimination involves treating someone less favorably because of his age
  • Disability discrimination occurs when an employer or other entity treats a qualified individual with a disability unfavorably because she has a disability.
  • Race/color discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because he/she is of a certain race or because of skin color complexion
  • Other types include discrimination against Ethnicity, gender, religion, pregnant
  • Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
  • It's a prejudgment and illogical attitude towards certain people
  • Prejudice is a beginning factor for discrimination

Consequences of Discrimination

  • Discrimination is a behavior of unjust or unequal treatment of people because of their affiliation with a certain group
  • Affects life chances due to decline in SES status
  • Higher rates of illness, injuries and death
  • Negative self concept and low self esteem
  • Creates tension and hostile environment which can erupt in destructive violence

Gender Inequality

  • Gender inequality is prevalent in USA
  • Women are discriminated against in every extent of socioeconomic status
  • Women experience unequal treatment in areas such as education, occupation, income, military and courts

In it Together - Gender Equality

Nellie

Rios

Irina Mkchyan

Social Inequality:

Gender

Race

Ethnicity

Sex

Sociology 1

Dr. Harris

8/1/2013

Sex is a biological role that each of us plays in reproduction

Ethnicity

Blum, D. (1997). Sex on the brain: the biological differences between men and women. New York: Viking.

Feagin, J. R., & McKinney, K. D. (2003). The many costs of racism. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield.

Silveti, Bebu (1996). Barroco [Recorded by Raul Di Blassio]. Grandes Exitos [CD]. Miami: RCA (2006)

SentisDigital. "In it Together - Gender Equality." N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://youtube.com>.

Sullivan, T. J. (2009). Sociology: concepts and applications in a diverse world (8th ed.). New York: Vango Books.

Wood, J. T. (1994). Gendered lives: communication, gender, and culture. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Pub..

  • Social inequality is due to dissimilar treatments to minority groups
  • Ascribed statuses such as race & ethnicity serve as the prime elements

Social inequality refers to the ways in which socially defined categories of people have unequal access to a variety of social goods, such as:

  • the labor market
  • income
  • education
  • healthcare systems
  • politics

These categories are according to characteristics such as gender, age, race, ethnicity and class.

Gender

  • Gender Inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender
  • It is justified by sexism - belief that one sex is essentially superior than the other, therefore can dominate
  • Gender is a socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women
  • It's an ascribed & a master status
  • Learned behavior
  • Ethnicity is a state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition
  • Ethnic group is a people who share a common historical and cultural heritage and sense of group identity and belongingness. (Sullivan, 2009)
  • They share a common language, history and religion

Learning occurs through

  • Race is a biological notion to identify people based on their genetic & hereditary traits
  • Race is a social category because the society makes important distinctions between people

Socialization process by way of:

  • Family
  • School
  • Media and electronic world

Solution

Feminist Movements & Organizations

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