Chapter 10: Gender

Gender is what a group associates to be proper with males and females. Gender consists of learned behaviors and attitudes that a society deems appropriate. I picked this picture of a couple of friends because it would be strange picturing males doing this. Making kiss faces in our society as a male may be associated with being gay or it would be funny generally. Gender varies around the world.

Chapter 9: Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism or pluralism encourages ethnic and racial variation. Minority groups can have their own identities and beliefs but can freely do what they please in a country's social institutions. Multiculturalism has been very successful in places such as Switzerland to where none of the groups could be called minorities. These groups live peacefully in unity.

Chapter 9: Discrimination

Discrimination is an unfair action towards someone. This can be based on sex, age, gender, weight, skin color, among many more. There is individual discrimination which is just from one person to another. There is also institutional discrimination corresponding with discrimination in society. When discrimination becomes about race, it is known as racism. Discrimination also ties into prejudice easily. Prejudice is a judging of someone in a negative way.

Chapter 9: Assimilation

Assimilation refers to a minority group being absorbed into a mainstream culture. A good example of this is in our education systems. In our culture it is important to attend college, and other cultures that have joined the country may assimilate into this. Here it is a permissible assimilation, meaning it allows the new culture to be adopted at their own speed and in their own ways. 

Chapter 9: Compartmentalize

To compartmentalize is to use labels in making it easier to treat someone bad and seem less human. I say this term applies to animals. If someone were to say they had to hit an animal for misbehaving it sounds way better than saying you had to hit a baby for misbehaving. This is how I would compare the term to it's usage with people of different races. This kind of labeling makes certain groups seem inferior or inhuman so it is easier to treat them poorly.

Chapter 8: Poverty and Social Class

There is a poverty line to determine who is poor in the U.S. If you spend 1/3 of your income on food then you are considered poor. Race-Ethnicity, education, age, and geography are all factors connecting the poor. Most of the nations poor live in the suburbs, only 3 of 100 people that finish college are poor, and elderly are less likely to be poor. 12% of whites are poor compared to 27% of Native Americans. I took a picture of my bike to show that some people that are living in poverty must ride their bikes because they can't afford a car. Two very different methods of transportation based on wealth.

Chapter 8: Property

Property consists of land, housing, bank accounts, animals, businesses and many more things. This ties into wealth by adding someone's property and subtracting their debt. If your debt exceeds your property then you aren't considered very wealthy. Property is another factor of social class. I took a picture of furniture because it is also considered property.