Diversity Test 1

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Diversity

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Diversity is a point of difference. The term diversity commonly implies a variety of differences contained within a larger society.

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Bias

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a preconceived outlook. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable. An unfavorable bias may lead to prejudiced behavior.

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Cosmopolitanism

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A "cosmopolitan" society is home to diverse types of people whose differences are respected. Social rewards are granted on an individual basis, not according to group identities or affiliations. People are united by shared political goals, interests, and other common cultures.

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Discrimination

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To discriminate is to make a distinction. The tern discrimination usually means making a distinction against a person not according to his or her actual merit but upon a categorical basis. Such distinctions typically lead to prejudiced actions or treatments.

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Dominant group

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Those who are culturally perceived as having an economic and social advantage.

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Exceptionality

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refers to the state of being different in a particular situation or context.

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Heterogeneity

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This refers to the state of being composed from a dissimilar parts.

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Prejudice

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means passing judgment prematurely. This word usually refers to forming unfavorable opinions or attitudes without reason or knowledge.

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Protected group

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Also referred to as a non-dominant group. Those who are less privileged and may need extra support/protection for hiring. At BU it is women and minorities.

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Racism

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Dislike or hatred for other races.

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Social Identity

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Ways in which individuals and collectives distinguished in social relations with other individuals and collectives. We may have 7-10 different identities.

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Stereo-types.

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Over-simplified preconeptions and generalizations about members of social groups that provide meaning. These may be reduced with education and openmindedness

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Acculturation

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The process by which news members of a society are taught the elements of another society's culture is know as acculturation

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Centrism

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This refers to movements which focus on the particular subculture or perspective. Such movements often promote the achievements of people who stand out from the group. Anglocentrism is an example

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Culture

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Hirsh defines culture as the common body of knowledge that allows diverse people to communicate, to work together, and to live together. However, the term is also often used to refer to the customs of a particular social group

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Counter Culture

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refers to a protest movement in the late 1960s in which young people formed their own culture in opposition of the culture of Middle America. The movement was epitomized by "Hippies".

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Cultural Encapsulation

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this is a closing-off of one culture from others

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Cultural Literacy

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This form of literacy refers to names, phrases, events, and other items that are familiar to most educated persons in a given culture. To be culturally literate is to know the shared info that binds your culture together.

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Cultural Pluralism

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the belief that diverse groups coexist within American society and maintain a culturally distinct identity. Synonymous with cultural diversity.

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Cultural Understanding

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The process of learning about other cultures in order to foster social harmony and growth.

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Enculturation

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Part of every child's socialization process; it's the process of acquiring a culture.

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Ethnocentrism

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A belief by some people that their cultural ways are not only valid and superior to others, but also universally applicable in evaluating and judging human behavior.

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Heritage

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Something that belongs to a person by reason of birth. A person may be born into one culture and later ignore or reject that cultural inheritance in favor of another.

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Intercultural

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between or among cultures. Inter cultural interactions involve mutual or reciprocal exchanges.

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Macroculture

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The larger political society

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Melting Pot

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Concept of blending many cultures into one. Historical component of American culture. However, it is not longer widely accepted as a goal within our society, because melting together can erase important distinctions. Many people now prefer a "salad bowl" of cultures.

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Salad Bowl

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Many cultures tossed together into a larger whole without losing their uniqueness. A revised idea of the melting pot.

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Microculture

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A miniature culture implies a greater linkage with the larger culture. Emphasis is often put on the degree to which the microculture acts to interpret, express, and meditate the ideas, values, and institutions of the politcal community.

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Monoculturalism

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The key to ethnocentrism is monoculturalism. An individual assumes that their culture is universal.

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Multicultural

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number of diverse traditions, customs, arts, languages, value,s and beliefs existing side-by-side

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Subculture

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social group that shares characteristics that distinguish it in some way from the larger political society (macroculture)

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Youth Culture

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Leisure, lifestyles, clothing styles, musical tastes typically defined youth cultures. The exhibit particular rules of behavior which are often considered as deviant or in opposition to the dominant group

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Advocate

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someone who supports and defends the cause of another. Advocates keep diverse segments of the population informed about legal issues and sometimes even represent the cause to lawmakers.

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Anti-discrimination

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Legislation seeking to prevent the unfair treatment of people based upon superficial categorization

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Civil rights

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Rights to personal liberty established in the 13th and 14th admendments to the Constitution

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Human rights

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Often used as a synonym for civil rights, human rights are based upon fundamental human values and dignity. Assumes that all people are members of the human family and that equality is the foundation for freedom, justice, and peace in the world.

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Letter of the law

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This expression refers to the strict adherence to the actual wording of the law

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Spirit of the law

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This expression refers to an interpretation of what a law seems to mean.

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Racism

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systematic subordination of certain racial groups by those in groups of power.

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Discrimination

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protect own privilege and power

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Hegemony

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control or dominating influence by one person or group over another