Sociology Test 3

Race

System created by people to classify groups based mostly on skin tone and other phenotypic characteristics

Stereotypes

widely shared perceptions about the personal characteristics, tendencies, or abilities of members of a particular group

Prejudice (good or bad thoughts)

preconceived beliefs, attitudes, or opinions about members of a group

Discrimination (deals with action)

unjust treatment of groups of people

Racialization

extension of racial meaning to a previously racially unclassified relationship, social practice, or group

Federal Housing Administration

created red lining and opportunities for home ownership

National Association Real Estate

Won’t give loans to undesirables

GI Bill

Developed and sold as the first race neutral bill but wasn’t

Redlining

Denying financial services based on racial composition, without regard to creditworthiness

Steering

People of color shown fewer listings and only shown lower priced homes redlined districts with high loan rates

Blockbusting (yellow lined)

creating fear of black families moving into a neighborhood and getting white home owners to sell cheap so realtors could sell high to black and brown families

Same Income, Different neighborhood

typical white households has median income 40% higher than typical black household

Environmental Racism

systemic location of health hazards on the basis of race

Intergenerational Health Disparity

effects of racism can be transmitted across generations

Epigenetics

changes in the genome that do not involve changes in structure of gene