Icc Ch 3 & 4 Flashcards

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colonial histories

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The histories that legitimate international invasions and annexations.

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cultural group histories

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The history of each cultural group within a nation that includes, for example, the history of where the group originated, why the people migrated, and how they came to develop and maintain their cultural traits.

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diaspora

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A massive migration, often caused by war or famine or persecution, that results in the dispersal of a unified group.

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diasporic histories

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The histories of the ways in which international cultural groups were created through transnational migrations, slavery, religious crusades, or other historical forces.

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ethnic histories

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The histories of ethnic groups.

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family histories

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The body of knowledge shared by family members and the customs, rituals, and stories passed from one generation to another within a family.

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gender histories

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The histories of how cultural conventions of men and women are created, maintained, and/or altered.

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grand narrative

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A unified history and view of humankind.

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Homo narrans

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A term used to describe the story-telling tendencies of human beings.

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intellectual histories

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Written histories that focus on the development of ideas.

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national history

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A body of knowledge based on past events that influenced a country's development

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postcolonialism

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An intellectual, political, and cultural movement that calls for the independence of once colonized states and also liberation from colonialist ways of thinking.

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racial histories

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The histories of nonmainstream racial groups.

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religious histories

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Bodies of knowledge containing the items of faith and that faith's prescriptions for action that have been important for a cultural group.

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sexual orientation histories

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The historical experiences of gays and lesbians.

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social histories

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Written histories that focus on everyday life experiences of various groups in the past.

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socioeconomic class histories

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Bodies of knowledge relating to a group's relationship to social class and economic forces.

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age identity

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The identification with the cultural conventions of how we should act, look, and behave according to our age.

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class identity

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A sense of belonging to a group that shares similar economic, occupational, or social status.

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constructive identity

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An identity that is actively negotiated from various cultures in contact and that often creates feelings of a new multicultural identity.

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core symbols

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The fundamental beliefs that are shared by the members of a cultural group. Labels, a category of core symbols, are names or markers used to classify individual, social, or cultural groups.

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culture shock

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A relatively short-term feeling of disorientation and discomfort due to the lack of familiar cues in the environment.

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encapsulated identity

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An identity that is torn between different cultural identities and that often creates feelings of ambiguity.

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ethnic identity

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A set of ideas about one's own ethnic group membership; a sense of belonging to a particular group and knowing something about the shared experience of the group.

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gender identity

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The identification with the cultural notions of masculinity and femininity and what it means to be a man or a woman.

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global nomads

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People who grow up in many different cultural contexts because their parents relocated.

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hyphenated Americans

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Americans who identify not only with being American citizens but also with being members of ethnic groups.

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identity

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The concept of who we are. Characteristics of identity may be understood differently depending on the perspectives that people take (for example, social psychological, communication, or critical perspectives).

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labels

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Terms used to refer to people's identities.

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majority identity development

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The development of a sense of belonging to a dominant group.

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minority identity development

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The development of a sense of belonging to a nondominant group.

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multicultural identity

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A sense of in-betweenness that develops as a result of frequent or multiple cultural border crossings.

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national identity

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National citizenship.

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personal identity

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A person's notions of self.

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physical ability identity

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A knowledge of self based on characteristics related to the body, either more permanent or temporary—for example, sight, hearing, and weight.

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racial and ethnic identity

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Identifying with a particular racial or ethnic group. Although in the past racial groups were classified on the basis of biological characteristics, most scientists now recognize that race is constructed in fluid social and historical contexts.

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regionalism aka regional identity

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Loyalty to a particular region that holds significant cultural meaning for that person.

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religious identity

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A sense of belonging to a religious group.

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U-curve theory

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A theory of cultural adaptation positing that migrants go through fairly predictable phases (excitement/anticipation, shock/disorientation, and adaptation) in adapting to a new cultural situation.

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Whiteness

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The associations having to do with the identities of White people.