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29 Cards in this Set
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Ethnicity
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Culture, Way of life, traditions: values, norms, symbolic objects
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Panethnicity
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A collection or encompassing ethnic name. i.e. Native Americans, Latinos
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Symbolic Ethnicity
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Ethnicity only portrayed in certain instances or on certain occasions
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Subculture
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A culture able to sustain itself within a larger culture. i.e. Amish
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Race
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Social construction/racial formation/label based on color
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Genotype
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A living organisms genetic make up.
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Phenotype
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What a living organism looks like (observable characteristic)
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Minority Group
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Group of people who have less advantages, less power / not based on numerical number of people
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Dominant Group
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Group of people with most power in a society, privileged
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Prejudice
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Attitudes; Beliefs; Something a person thinks; begins w/ label
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Stereotype
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Specific belief about attribute of group (irrational, overgeneralized, false)
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Interpersonal Discrimination
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Differences in personal interactions (Not saying 'hi' to ethnic neighbors)
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Institutional Discrimination
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Misuse of power to make changes based on ethnicity/race
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Social Inequality
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Diff. in equality (advantages, etc.) between groups in a society
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Social Stratification
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Layered society; several groups of varied equalities
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Ethnocentrism
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Judging other cultures based on norms of own culture
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Overt/Traditional/Personal Racism
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Stronger, uses lang. superior/inferior (whites are superior to...) Reaction to who someone is, not what they do.
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Symbolic Racism
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Moderate sweeping generalization. Not personal.
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Confrontation Prejudice reduction model
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Emphasizing differences to reduce prejudice
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Empathe prejudice reduction model
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Emphasizing what ppl have in common will reduce prejudice
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Contact Hypothesis
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The more ppl. interact with others, the less stereotypes they hold.
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White Privilege
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Whites benefit from being part of dominant grp regardless of situation
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Social Distance
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Diff. in comfort of varying distances
(OK sitting next to, but not having supper with. OK having supper with but not dating.) |
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Slavery
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The state of being under the control of another person. Bondage
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Reparation
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Act of making amends for injustices.
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Caste
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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 |
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Segregation
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The physical separation of two groups, often imposed on a subordinate group by the dominant group.
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Integration
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the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
desegregate: open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups |
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Civil Rights Movement
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The movement for racial equality in the US that, through nonviolent protest, broke the pattern of racial segregation and achieved national equality
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