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14 Cards in this Set
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a category of people who share inherited physical characterics and whom others see as being a distinct group
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race
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set of cultural charactersitcis that distinguishes one group from another
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ethnicity
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people who share a common cultural background and a common sense of identity
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ethnic group
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group of people who, becayse of their physical characterics or cultural practices, are singled out and unequally treated
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minority group
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denial of equal treatment to individuals based on their grop membership
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discrimination
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unsupported generalization about a category of people
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prejudice
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discrimination upheld by law
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legal discrimination
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discrimination is an outgrowth of structure in society
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institutionalized discrimination
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oversimplified exaggerated or unfavorable generalization about a group of people
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sterotype
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prediction that results in behavior that makes the prediction come true
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self-fulfilling prohecy
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belief that ones own race or ethnic group is naturally superior to other races or ethnic groups
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racism
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the practice of placing the blame for ones troubles on an innocent individual or group
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scapegoating
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response to ethnic and racial diversity
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cultural pluralism
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blending of culturally distinct grops into a single group with a common culture and identity
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assimilation
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