Socioligy Chapter 10 Racial And Ethnic Relations

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Is a category of people who share inherited physical characteristics and who are perceived by others 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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Individuals who share common cultural background and a common sense of identity

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Ethnic group

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Is a category of people who share physical characteristics or cultural practices that result in the group being denied equal treatment

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Minority group

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5 characteristics that distinguish minority groups

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1.) physical or cultural differences from superior group 2.) victims of unequal treatment at the hands of doiminte group. 3.) group is ascribed status. 4.) group shares strong bond and a sense of group loyalty. 5. Practice endogamy- marriage within group

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Is the denial of equal treatment to individuals based in their group membership

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Discrimination

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Is an unsupported generalization about a category of people

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Prejudice

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Discrimination upheld by law

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Legal discrimination

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Discrimination that is outgrowth of the structure of society

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Institutionalized discrimination

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Is a prediction that results in behavior that makes the prediction come true

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Self-fufilling prophecy

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The belief that ones own race is naturally superior to another race or ethnic group

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Racism

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Is an oversimplified exaggerated or unfavorable generalization about a category of people

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Stereotyping

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The practice of placing the blame for ones troubles on an innocent group

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Scapegoating

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Is prejudiced and openly discriminatoyy

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Active bigot

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Is prejudiced but is afraid to discriminate because of societal pressures

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Timid bigot

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Not prejudiced but discriminates anyway because if societal pressure

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Fair wether liberal

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Not prejudiced and doesn't discriminate

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All wether liberal

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The blending of culturally distinct ethnic groups into a single group with a common culture

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Assimilation

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Allow each group in society to keep it's unique cultural identity

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Cultural pluralism

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The maintaining of control over a group through force

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Subjugation

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Ownership of one group of people by another group

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Slavery

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The physical separation of a minority group from dominant group

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Segregation

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Segregation based on laws

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De jure

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Segregation based on informal norms

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De facto

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When the goal is to exterminate a whole race

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Genoside

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White rthnics

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