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Ethnicity
Culture, Way of life, traditions: values, norms, symbolic objects
Panethnicity
A collection or encompassing ethnic name. i.e. Native Americans, Latinos
Symbolic Ethnicity
Ethnicity only portrayed in certain instances or on certain occasions
Subculture
A culture able to sustain itself within a larger culture. i.e. Amish
Race
Social construction/racial formation/label based on color
Genotype
A living organisms genetic make up.
Phenotype
What a living organism looks like (observable characteristic)
Minority Group
Group of people who have less advantages, less power / not based on numerical number of people
Dominant Group
Group of people with most power in a society, privileged
Prejudice
Attitudes; Beliefs; Something a person thinks; begins w/ label
Stereotype
Specific belief about attribute of group (irrational, overgeneralized, false)
Interpersonal Discrimination
Differences in personal interactions (Not saying 'hi' to ethnic neighbors)
Institutional Discrimination
Misuse of power to make changes based on ethnicity/race
Social Inequality
Diff. in equality (advantages, etc.) between groups in a society
Social Stratification
Layered society; several groups of varied equalities
Ethnocentrism
Judging other cultures based on norms of own culture
Overt/Traditional/Personal Racism
Stronger, uses lang. superior/inferior (whites are superior to...) Reaction to who someone is, not what they do.
Symbolic Racism
Moderate sweeping generalization. Not personal.
Confrontation Prejudice reduction model
Emphasizing differences to reduce prejudice
Empathe prejudice reduction model
Emphasizing what ppl have in common will reduce prejudice
Contact Hypothesis
The more ppl. interact with others, the less stereotypes they hold.
White Privilege
Whites benefit from being part of dominant grp regardless of situation
Social Distance
Diff. in comfort of varying distances

(OK sitting next to, but not having supper with. OK having supper with but not dating.)
Slavery
The state of being under the control of another person. Bondage
Reparation
Act of making amends for injustices.
Caste
social status or position conferred by a system based on class

a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
Segregation
The physical separation of two groups, often imposed on a subordinate group by the dominant group.
Integration
the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

desegregate: open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
Civil Rights Movement
The movement for racial equality in the US that, through nonviolent protest, broke the pattern of racial segregation and achieved national equality