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28 Cards in this Set
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race
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physical characteristics that distinguish one group from another
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genocide
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the systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of a people because of their presumed race or ethnic group
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ethnicity
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having distinctive cultural characteristics
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minority group
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people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective descrimination
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dominant group
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the group with most power, greatest privileges, and highest social class
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ethnic group
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activities designed to discover, enhance or maintain ethnic and racial id
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melting pot
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the view that americans of various backgrounds would blend into a sort of ethinic stew
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discrimination
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an act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or a group
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racism
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prejudice and discrimination on the basis of race
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prejudice
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an attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way
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individual discrimination
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the negative treatment of one person by another on the basis that persons perceived characteristics
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institutional discrimination
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the negative treatment of a minority group that is built into a societies institutions; also called systematic discrimination
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scapegoat
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an individual or group unfairly blamed for someone elses trouble
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authoritarian personality
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theodor adornos term for people who are prejudiced and rank high on scales of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, respect for authority, and submissiveness to superiors
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reserve labor force
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unemployed; workers are thought of as being in reserve-capitalists take them out of reserve during times of high production and then lay them off when they are no longer needed
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split labor market
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workers split along racial, ethnic, gender, age, or any other lines, this split is exploited bu owners to weaken the bargaining pwoer of workers
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selective perception
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seeing certain features of an object or sitch, but remaining blind to others
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compartmentalize
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to separate acts from feelings or attitudes
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population transfer
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forcing a minority group to move
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ethnic cleansing
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a policy of population elimination, including forcible expulsion and genocide
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internal colonialism
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the policy of economically exploiting minority groups
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segregation
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the policy of keeping racial-ethnic groups apart
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assimilation
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the process of being absorbed into the mainstream culture
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multiculturalism
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a philosophy or political party that permits or encourages ethnic difference
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WASP
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white anglo saxon protestant; narrowly an american
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white ethnics
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white immigrants to the US whose cultures differ from that of WASPs
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rising expectations
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the sense that better conditions are soon to follow, which, if unfulfilled increases frustration
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pan-Indianism
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a movement that focuses on common elements in cultures of native americans, in order to develop a cross-tribal self id and to work toward the welfare of all native americans
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