Author:
India Stewart
Subject:
Sociology
Material Type:
Module
Level:
Community College / Lower Division
Tags:
  • Gender
  • Race & Ethnicity
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    Text/HTML, Video

    Module 6: Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex and Sexuality

    Overview

    Textbook, slides, and class activities related to race and ethnicity, and gender, sex, and sexuality. Primary text: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e

    Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Learning Objectives

    Explain race as a social construction

    Distinguish between race and ethnicity

    Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination, compare and contrast origins and impacts of individual and institutional (systemic) discrimination

    Describe patterns of dominant and subordinate group relations

    Distinguish between sex and gender

    Explain gender as performance (doing gender)

    Identify perspectives on the origin and consequences of gender stratification

    Identify patterns and factors related to gender inequality in education and employment

    Compare and contrast U.S. attitudes and norms related to sex and sexuality within a global context

     

    Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Video Resources

    The attached slides provide a useful review of concepts from chapters 11 and 12 in your textbook.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Class Activities

     

    Activity 17: Media Log- Race, Ethnicity, Stereotypes, and Intersectionality

    Learning Objective: Explore ways in which the media construct our conceptions of racial and ethnic groups, raise awareness of stereotypes applied to individuals as members of raced and gendered groups

    Instructions: Spend at least two (2) hours watching television (Netflix, Hulu, etc. are okay too) programming from at least four (4) different sources (note: the easiest way to do this is to watch 30 minutes each on 4 different channels). Observe and note how members of various racial and ethnic groups are portrayed—ask yourself questions such as: “How many [group] characters are presented, are they major or minor characters? What types of roles do they have? What are their activities and attitudes like? Are the portrayals positive or negative—how? What images of [group] does this program portray, what kinds of messages does it send to viewers about [group]?”

    Bring your notes to class (on this chart or a separate piece of paper) and be prepared to discuss with your teammates.

    Source, Program

    Asian/Pacific Islander

    Black/African-American

    Latinx/Hispanic

    White

    Ex: FXX, Mayans MC

    None, suspiciously absent for a show that takes place in CA

    1 officer, small part—not really important to story

    Gang members, undocumented, family-oriented, criminals, mostly male

    Police officers, “border patrol”, angry (disliked immigrants), 1 woman (passive)