Ch.9: Race And Ethnicity Flashcards
Race
A group whose inherited physical characteristics distinguish it from other groups
Genocide
The annihilation or attempted annihilation of a people because of their presumed race or ethnicity
Ethnicity (and ethnic)
Having distinctive cultural characteristics
Minority Group
People who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination
Dominant Group
The group with the most power greatest privileges, and highest social status
Ethnic Work
Activities designed to discover, enhance, maintain, or transmit an ethnic or racial identity
Discrimination
An act or unfair treatment directed against an individual or a group
Racism
Prejudice and discrimination on the basis or race
Prejudice
An attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way
Contact Theory
The idea that prejudice and negative stereotypes decrease and racial-ethnic relations improve when people from different racial-ethnic backgrounds, who are of equals status, interact frequently
Individual Discrimination
Person-to-person or face-to-face discrimination; the negative treatment of people by other individuals
Institutional Discrimination
Negative treatment of a minority group that is built into a society’s institutions
Scapegoat
An individual or group unfairly blamed for someone else’s troubles
Authoritarian Personality
Theodor Adorno’s term for people who are prejudiced and rank high on scales of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, respect for authority, and submissiveness to superiors
Split Labor Market
Workers split along racial-ethnic, gender, age, or any other lines
