Patterns in minority group treatment

allows each group within society to keep its unique cultural identity

Switzerland- French, German, Italian all live together in Switzerland and none has taken on a dominant or minority role

sometimes official policies do not favor holding on to their unique cultural features

the blending of culturally distinct groups into a single group with a common culture and identity

sometimes occurs voluntarily, but other times it is forced

legal steps have been taken to ensure that the rights f minority groups are protected

examples are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting rights act of 1965

affirmative action- give preference to racial dn ethic minorities and women for jobs and school admission

policies that physically separate a minority group from a dominant group

De Jure Segregation- based on laws

De facto segregation- segregation based on informal norms

when some coutries maintain control through force

most extreme form is slavery

apartheid- legal segregation of all groups within the country, power remained in the hand's of the whites

dominant group separates itself from a minority group by transferring the minority population to a new industry

the dominant people cause the minority to leave because of how miserable they make them feel

examples:direct transfer of Native Americans in the 1800s

elimination of a minority group

genocide: goal is to destruct a national, ethnic or religious group

ethnic cleansing: involves removing a group from a particular area through terror, expulsion and mass murder