Sociology / Unit 7 Soc 1049 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Conflict Theory on Race and Ethnicity
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The idea
Conflict theorists read racial history as struggle, in which a dominant group defends its position whenever it perceives a threat from a subordinate one.
In practice
Jim Crow laws tightened after the Civil War, precisely when Black political power had begun to rise.
Where people slip
The claim concerns group position, and it does not require that any individual intend to defend it.
Your place on the trail
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