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17 Cards in this Set
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Social norms
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Implicit rules of conduct acccording to which each culture operates
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Individualism
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A cultural orientation in which personal goals and preferences take priority over group allegiances
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collectivism
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A cultural orientation in which cooperation and group haromony take priority over purely personal goals
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Acculturation
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The process by which individuals are changed by their immersion in a new culture
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Ethnic Identity
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The part of a person's identity that is defined by an ethnic heritage, language, history, customs, and so on.
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Acculturative stress
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The stress and mental-health problems often found in immigrants trying to adjust to a new culture
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Discrimination
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Behavior directed against persons because of their affiliation with a social group
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Stereotype
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A belief that associates a group of people with certain characteristics
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Social categorization
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The classification of persons into groups based on common attributes
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outgroup-homogeneity bias
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The tendency to assume that "they" are all alike
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Prejudice
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Negative feelings toward others based solely on their membership in a certain group
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Realistic-Conflict theory
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The theory that prejudice stems from intergroup competition for limited resources
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Ingroup favoritism
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The tendency to discriminate in favor of ingroups over outgroups
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Social-Identity theory
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The theory that people favor ingroups and discriminate against outgroups in order to enhance their own self esteem
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racism
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A deep-seated form of prejudice that is based on the color of a person's skin
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Implicit Association Test (IAT)
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A measure of the stereotyping that is derived from the speed at which people respond to pairings of concepts
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Contact hypothesis
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The proposition that in certain conditions, direct contact between members of rival groups will improve relations
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