Patterns of Minority Treatment

Prejudice and discrimination arise out of competition for scarce resources.

the dominant group encourages competition to protect its standing

The term melting pot came from a hope that people would blend into one single culture.

The blending of culturally distinct groups into one single group is called assimilation.

mostly occurs voluntarily over time but can be forced resulting in conflict

constant control over groups through force

Most extreme form is slavery.

Apartheid

Transferring the minority group from one place to a new territory

Can be direct or indirect. Either by making life for minorities so miserable they leave or forcing them to leave

Example would be the transferring of Native Americans

Allows ech group in a society to keep its unique cultural identity

popular example is Switzerland in which there are 3 official languages.

Steps to ensure the legal rights of minorities are protected.

civil rights act and voting rights act

Affirmative action is a big example in which to make up for previous imbalances. Critics now call into question reverse discrimination.

policies that separate the minority group from the dominant group.

De Jure segregation is based on laws

De facto segregation is based on informal laws

Genocide- the destruction of a racial or ethnic group

Concentration camps

Ethnic cleansing: removing a particular group through the use of terror, expulsion, or mass murder.