Race and Racial Inequality Outline
I. What is Race and Racism? 
	1. Problems with Defining Race.
		A. Realities, Myths, and a Racist Society.
		B. Race is a Social Construct
		C. Difference Between Race and Ethnicity: Why Hold On To Ethnic/Racial Group? 
		D. Population Breakdown by “Race” and Future Trends. 
		
II. Racism= Prejudice and Discrimination
1. What is the Difference between Prejudice and Discrimination? 
		A. Prejudice and Stereotypes.
		B. Discrimination: Individual and Institutional Discrimination. 

III. The Sociological Significance of Dominant and Minority Groups.
1. What are Dominant and Minority Groups? 
2. Do Dominant Groups and Minority Groups Understand Racism Differently? 
2. How Does a Group Become a Minority? 
3. Some Characteristics of a Minority Group. 
4. Inter-group Relations between Dominant and Minority Groups. 

IV. Theoretical Explanation for Racism.
1. Psychological: Bias Theory and Scapegoats. 
2. Sociological Theories: Racism is Structurally Based. 
	A. Structural Functionalism: What is the Purpose of Racism?
	B. Conflict Theory: Whose Interest Does Racism Serve?
	C. Symbolic Interactionism: Labeling, Selective Perception, and The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.