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tfester

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Compare and contrast the structural-functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction analyses of racial and ethnic inequality. What does each focus on as the cause of racial and ethnic inequality? What is one limitation of each approach?
 
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Define pluralism, assimilation, segregation, and genocide. Give an example of each from U.S. history. How prevalent has each pattern been in U.S. history?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 Structural-functional theory highlights the importance of culture to social standing.
 Symbolic-interaction theory focuses on how people experience society in their everyday lives.
 Social-conflict theory links race and ethnicity to classall are elements of social stratification.

Answer to Question 2

 Pluralism is a state in which people of all racial and ethnic categories have about the same overall social standing.
 Assimilation is the process by which minorities gradually adopt cultural patterns from the dominant majority population.
 Segregation is the physical and social separation of categories of people.
 Genocide is the systematic killing of one category of people by another.


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