Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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Ethnicity

A

identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth

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2
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race

A

identity with a group of people who are perceived to share a physiological trait

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3
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nationality

A

identity with a group of people who share legal attachment to a particular country.

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4
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nationality and ethnicity are…

A

place based

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5
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ethnicity is?

A

immutable

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6
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Ethnicity is an important part of?

A

local diversity

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7
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Cultural trait derive from?

A

particular conditions and practices in the group’s homeland

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8
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how ethnicity does differ from language & religion?

A

ethnicity stands as the strongest bulwark for the preservation of local diversity.

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9
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top 3 ethnicity’s in the US

A

Hispanic, African american, Asian american

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10
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Hispanics

A

someone who can claim heritage from a Spanish speaking country

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11
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latino/latina

A

someone who claims Latin american descent

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12
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chicino/chicina

A

mexican americans

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13
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latinix

A

latin american, no gender stated

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14
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how do latin americans self identify

A

by country of orgin

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15
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why is it hard to find out african americans ethnicity

A

because 300 years ago the slave trade happened and there were no certain countries yet.

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16
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Descendants of indigenous peoples in the United States

A

Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian

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17
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descendants of the indigenous people in Canada

A

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis

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18
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racism

A

belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities

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19
Q

what were the 1st races

A

free whites, other free people, and slaves

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20
Q

where are Hispanics clustered

A

southwest

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21
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where are African Americans clustered

A

southeast

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22
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where are asian americans clustered

A

west

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23
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where are native americans clusetered

A

southwest and north and alaska

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24
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ethnic enclave

A

a place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is distinct from those in the surrounding area

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25
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where are most enclaves found

A

in big cities

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26
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what support is offered at enclaves

A

economic support

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27
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enthoburb

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a suburban area with a cluster of a particular ethnic population.

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28
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For descendants of European immigrants, ethnic identity is less-reliant on

A

location of residence

29
Q

Brazil’s population is similar to U.S. in that:

A

Like the United States, Brazil is composed of people whose ancestors emigrated from many places

30
Q

where are brazilians ancestors from

A

portugal, west africa, europe, southwest africa

31
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brazil has a large number of

A

indigenous people

32
Q

what are the races in brazil

A

white, brown, yellow, black, indigenous

33
Q

The clustering of African Americans in the U.S. reflects…

A

slavery and jim crow laws

34
Q

Most African Americans are descendants of people who participated in

A

forced migration

35
Q

which amendment banned slavery

A

13th

36
Q

what did african americans work as at then end of the civil war?

A

sharecroppers

37
Q

pull factors of interregional migration of African Americans

A

factory jobs

38
Q

push factors of interregional migration of African Americans

A

jim crow laws

39
Q

what were african american neighborhoods called

A

ghettos

40
Q

what is white flight

A

migration of inner cities to outer ones

41
Q

what is blockbusting

A

real estate agents convinced white homeowners to sell there houses at a lower price to promote racial fear

42
Q

Through the Fair Housing Act of 1968 banned residential segregation, many U.S. residential areas are
still divided along racial/ethnic lines. This is an example of

A

de facto

43
Q

apartheid

A

legal seperation of races into geographic areas

44
Q

what were homelands

A

south african governments designated 10 homelands and expected all blacks to move there

45
Q

De facto segregation still exists in what area of life?

A

economic equality

46
Q

Nationality stems from…

A

voting, obtaining a passport, and civic duties

47
Q

ethnicity stems from…

A

religion, language, and material culture

48
Q

controversy surrounding the status of Quebecois in Canada

A
  • quebecois form a distinct cultural tradition from other candatons, especially in regard to language
  • should be considered a distinct ethnicity within canada
49
Q

how many British isles are inhabited

A

133

50
Q

how many sections is the UK divided into

A

4

51
Q

the irish were ruled by who until england conquered ireland

A

the celtics

52
Q

What country exercises the greatest degree of autonomy over its affairs and has recently pushed for independence from the U.K.

A

scotland

53
Q

nationalism

A

loyalty and devotion to a nationality

54
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centripetal force

A

force that brings a country together

55
Q

centrifugal force

A

a force that splits people apart

56
Q

In southwest and central Asia, many ethnicities do not correspond with a…

A

nationality

57
Q

ethnic cleansing

A

a purposeful policy designed by one ethnicity or religion to remove by violence and terror inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas.

58
Q

How is ethnic cleansing different from traditional wars?

A

in a war the point is to defeat an enemy but an ethnic cleansing is to get rid of a group

59
Q

What/where are the Balkans? What countries are in this region?

A

named after the balkan mountains, includes the countries of greece, albania, bulgaria, and romania

60
Q

When/why was Yugoslavia created?

A

so the balkans could have an ethnic home

61
Q

Why did Yugoslavia break apart in 1992?

A

episodes of ethnic cleansing

62
Q

Where (3 regions) and why did ethnic cleansing occur after the break-up of Yugoslavia?

A

Croats, serts, and bosniak

63
Q

Compared to the other republics of the former Yugoslavia, Bosnia & Herzegovina was…

A

most ethnically diverse republic

64
Q

Describe the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia & Herzegovina

A

they wanted the whole region to convert, they used tourtue, murder, and assault to get people to convert. they became mainy serb.

65
Q

balkinized

A

that there’s a small geographic area that cannot be successfully organized because of the large number of ethnic groups who are antagonistic toward each other

66
Q

balkinization

A

break up of a state due to fighting for ethnicities

67
Q

genocide

A

mass killing of people to make sure a group of people don’t exist

68
Q

In Africa ethnic identity has been more important than

A

national identity