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18 Cards in this Set
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AMALGAMATION
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The process through which a majority group and a minority group combine to form a new group (243)
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ANTI-SEMITISM
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Anti-Jewish prejudice
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ASSIMILATION
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The process through which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture. (244)
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BLACK POWER
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A political philosophy, promoted by many younger black in the 1960s, that supported the creation of black-controlled political and economic institutions. (248)
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DISCRIMINATION
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The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons. (238)
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ETHNIC GROUP
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A group that is set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or because of distinctive cultural patterns. (234)
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ETHNOCENTRISM
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The tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. (237)
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GENOCIDE
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The deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation. (243)
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GLASS CEILING
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An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity. (239)
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INSTITUTIONAL DISCRIMINATION
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The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society. (240)
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MINORITY GROUP
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A subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs. (234)
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MODEL or IDEAL MINORITY
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A minority group that despite past prejudice and discrimination, succeeds economically, socially, and educationally without resorting to confrontation with the whites. (249)
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PLURALISM
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Mutual respect for one another's cultures among the various groups in a society, which allows minorities to express their own cultures without experiencing prejudice. (245)
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PREJUDICE
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A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority. (237)
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RACIAL GROUP
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A group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on a social significance. (234)
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RACISM
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The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior. (237)
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SEGREGATION
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The physical separation of two groups of people in terms of residence, workplace, and social events; often imposed upon a minority group by a dominant group. (244)
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STEREOTYPE
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An unreliable generalization about all members of a group that does not recognize individual differences within the group. (236)
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