Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

According to the functionalist perspective, race and ethnicity are two of the various parts of a cohesive society.

For Karl Marx, class conflict was most prominent; other theorists saw racial and ethnic conflict as more significant.

Race and ethnicity affect the meaning we attach to each other's actions.

One crucial psychological finding is that members of stereotyped groups internalize those stereotypes and may suffer as a result.