The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Module 7 Lecture/Discussion The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (Authentically Interact – Make your first post by Wednesday. Make your second (minimum) post by Friday.) (Posts should be 9 sentences or less.) – Frederick Douglass (African America…

From W24 SOC F001 03W, 04W Intro To Sociology

 

Instructions

 

Review the following resources on the sociology and social construction of race and ethnicity.

See the graded discussion questions at the bottom of the page.

Remember to follow posting guidelines where you start each response with a sociological imagination – define it/ explain it and apply it in your posts (9 sentences or less each).

Hyperlinked materials are only for you to click on and follow if you would like additional information – they are entirely optional.

 

Power and Privilege … Continued

 

All societies have systems of privilege that revolve around a group’s relationship to power. Here is one “privilege wheel” that I got from the University of British Columbia. Take a look at it and think about it in relation to your own life. Think about how you are privileged and underprivileged.

 

Wheel of Power and Privilege from: https://vpfo.ubc.ca/files/2021/03/Intersectionality.png

 

What are your privileges and under-privileges? Discuss.

 

How could we build a society with less under-privilege and more equity?

 

For more information, see Intersectionality – What it is and why it matters.