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20 Cards in this Set
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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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the set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes one group from another group
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ETHNICITY
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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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a group of people who are singled out and unequally treater
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MINORITY 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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PREJEDICE
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discrimination that is upheld by law
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LEGAL DISCRIMINATION
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discrimination that is an outgrowth of the structure of a society
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INSTITUTIONALIZED DISCRIMINATION
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oversimplified, exaggerated, or an unfavorable generalization about a group of people
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STEREOTYPE
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a prediction that results in behavior that makes the prediction come true
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SELF-FULFILLING PROPHRCY
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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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one respnse to ethnic and racial diversity
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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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ASSIMILITION
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policies that physically separate a minority group from the dominant group
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SEGREGATION
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segregation based on laws
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DE JURE SEGREGATION
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segregation based on informal norms
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DE FACTO SEGREGATION
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the maintaining of control over a group through force
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SUBJUGATION
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the ownership of one person by another
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SLAVERY
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when the goal of extermination is the intentinal destruction of the entire targeted population
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GENOCIDE
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