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racism
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a system supported by the ideology or set of beliefs that certain people, by virtue of their race, are either inferior or superior to others of a different race. Under such a context, race is usually defined by skin color. (Tim Wise). Racism may also be defined as the assertion that race exists.
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bias
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a particular tendency or inclination for one thing over another. Bias is a feeling in favor of a thing/person, etc.
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prejudice
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an unfavorable opinion about a thing/person, etc. usually formed beforehand and without knowledge, thought or reason. Prejudice is usually a feeling against a thing.
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stereotype
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a simplified or standardized conception or image of a group invested with special meanings. Stereotypes assume that all members of a group are alike in one way or another.
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segregation
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The practice of legally and forcibly separating all aspects of daily life for different race groups.
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ethnicity
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the cultural, religious, linguistic traditions of a people or country. This word is very similar to culture.
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ethnocentrism
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the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own group and culture accompanied by a feeling of contempt for other groups and cultures.
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners or of things that are strange or foreign.
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heredity
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the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring this involves genes and their variations of expression.
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white privilege
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the advantage that white Americans have over people of color which is expressed in a multitude of specific and subtle ways.
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