How do sociologists view race and ethnicity? Resources are often allocated by race or ethnicity, and this leads to unequal treatment, power, privilege, income, and prestige. On the positive side, race...

How do sociologists view race and ethnicity? Resources are often allocated by race or ethnicity, and this leads to unequal treatment, power, privilege, income, and prestige. On the positive side, race and ethnic group membership confers identity and access to specific groups and resources. A minority group must possess three characteristics: a distinct identity, an awareness of that group identity, and membership by birth into the group. In the United States, Whites are the majority group and thus are considered the norm and the standard. The privilege that Whites receive automatically is almost always invisible to them.