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16 Cards in this Set
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Race
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A group socially defined on the basis of a presumed genetic heritage resulting in distinguishing physical characteristics.
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Ethnic group
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A social group with a common culture distinct from the culture of the majority because of race, religion, or national origin
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Minority Group
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A social category composed of people who differ from the majority, are relatively powerless, and are the objects of discrimination
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Prejudice
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A negative attitude toward a certain category of people
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Discrimination
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To act toward a person or group with partiality, typically because they belong to a minority.
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Assimilation
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The process by which individuals or groups voluntarily or involuntarily adopt the culture of another group, losing their original identity.
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Amalgamation
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The process by which the subculture of various groups are blended together, forming a new culture
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Cultural Pluralism
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The peaceful coexistence of various racial and ethnic groups, each retaining its own subculture
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Behavioral Assimilation
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The social situation in which the minority adopts the dominant groups language, values, and behavioral patterns.
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Structural Assimiation
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The social condition in which the minority is accepted on equal terms with the rest of society
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Racism
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The domination of and discrimination against one racial group by the majority
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Segregation
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The separation of one group from another
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De jure segregation
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segregation that is sanctioned by law
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De facto segregation
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segregation resulting from tradition and custom
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Genocide
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Wholesale killing of a racial or ethnic group
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Institutional Discrimination
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When the social arrangements and accepted ways of doing things in society disadvantages some social category
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