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17 Cards in this Set
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fair skin, straight or wavy hair
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caucasoids
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yellowish or brownish skin & distinctive folds in eyelids
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mongoloids
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dark skin and tightly curled hair
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negroids
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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 distinguishes one group from another group
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ethnicity
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group of people that are singled out and treated unequally
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minority group
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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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the denial of equal treatment to individuals based on their group membership
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discrimination
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an 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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an outgrowth of the structure of a society
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institutionalizes discrimination
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an oversimplified, exaggerated, or unfavorable generalization about a group of people
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stereotype
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a prediction that resultss in behavoir 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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the practice of placing the 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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the blending of culturally distinct groups into a single group with a common culture and identity
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assimilation
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