Race and Ethnicity

Race

-"Race" defined- Problems with "race"

<Focuses on cosmetic features: Phenotype vs Genotype

<Categories are metaphorical, arbitrary and inconsistent (especially regarding “white” and “black”)

<There is more variation within some races as as between some races

<The myth of “race” encourages notion of which is "best."

Ethnicity

-"Ethnicity" defined-Geographic, linguistic, and cultural origins- “Ethnicity” is a more concrete characteristic

than is race, and everyone has at least one ethnic identity even if they eschew it.- Examples of “ethnicity” in Canada, and why “Canadian” is not an ethnicity- Race, ethnicity, and Canada's "visible minorities"

Managing DiversityDifferent strategies exist to manage racial and ethnic

diversity in different countries.

Pluralism (Multiculturalism)AssimilationSegregationForced deportationGenocide