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18 Cards in this Set
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a category of people who share inherited physical characteristics and whom others see as being a distinct group.
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race
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set of cultural characteristics that distinguished one group from another group.
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ethnicity
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individuals who share a common cultural background and a common sense of identity.
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ethnic group
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category of people who share physical characteristics or cultural practices that result in the group being denied equal treatment.
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minority group
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denial of qual treatment to individuals based on their group 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 that is upheld by the law.
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legal discrimination
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discrimination that is an outgrowth of the structure of society.
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institutionalized discrimination
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an oversimplified, exaggerated, or unfavorable generaliztion 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 prophecy
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the belief that one's own race or ethnic group is naturally superior to other races or ethnic groups.
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racism
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practice of placing blame for one's troubles on an innocent individual or group.
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scapegoating
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policy that allows each group within society to keep its unique cultural identity.
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cultural pluralism
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blending of culturally distinct groups into a single group with a common culture and identity.
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assimilation
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segregation based on laws.
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de jure segregation
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segregation based on informal norms.
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subjugation
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ownership of one group of people by another group.
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slavery
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extermination aimed at intentionally destroying an entire targeted population
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genocide
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