Chapters 10, 12, 13 Sociology: Richard T. Schaefer: Sociology, A Brief Introduction

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AMALGAMATION

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The process through which a majority group and a minority group combine to form a new group (243)

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ANTI-SEMITISM

Back 2

Anti-Jewish prejudice
(254)

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ASSIMILATION

Back 3

The process through which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture. (244)

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BLACK POWER

Back 4

A political philosophy, promoted by many younger black in the 1960s, that supported the creation of black-controlled political and economic institutions. (248)

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DISCRIMINATION

Back 5

The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons. (238)

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ETHNIC GROUP

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A group that is set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or because of distinctive cultural patterns. (234)

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ETHNOCENTRISM

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The tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. (237)

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GENOCIDE

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The deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation. (243)

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GLASS CEILING

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An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity. (239)

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INSTITUTIONAL DISCRIMINATION

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The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society. (240)

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MINORITY GROUP

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A subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs. (234)

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MODEL or IDEAL MINORITY

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A minority group that despite past prejudice and discrimination, succeeds economically, socially, and educationally without resorting to confrontation with the whites. (249)

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PLURALISM

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Mutual respect for one another's cultures among the various groups in a society, which allows minorities to express their own cultures without experiencing prejudice. (245)

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PREJUDICE

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A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority. (237)

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RACIAL GROUP

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A group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on a social significance. (234)

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RACISM

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The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior. (237)

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SEGREGATION

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The physical separation of two groups of people in terms of residence, workplace, and social events; often imposed upon a minority group by a dominant group. (244)

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STEREOTYPE

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An unreliable generalization about all members of a group that does not recognize individual differences within the group. (236)