7 - Social Inequality: Race and Ethnicity Flashcards
You should be able to define minority group and racism and identify what constitutes a racial and ethnic group. 178
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minority group
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a group whose members share distinct physical and cultural characteristics, who are denied access to power and resources available to other groups, and who are accorded fewer rights, privileges, and opportunities. 178
2
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minority group
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179
3
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bandeirantes
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“frontiersmen” 178
4
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mestizos
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people of mixed Indian and European ancestry. 178
5
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apartheid
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179
6
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social stratification
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179
7
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race
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179
8
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ethnic group
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179
9
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racism
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179
10
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prejudice
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179
11
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discrimination
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180
12
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ethnocentrism
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180
13
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internal colonialism
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181
14
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split labor market
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180
