chapter 7 ethnicity Flashcards
apartheid
legal system that was the physical speration of different races into different geographic areas
balkanization
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
blockbusting
A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that black families will soon move into the neighborhood.
centripetal force
an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
centrifugal force
a force that divides people and countries
ethnicity
Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions
ethnic cleansing
Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region
multi-ethnic state
a state that contains more than on ethnicity.
multinational state
State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
nationalism
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
nation state
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
race
Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor.
self-determination
the concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
country
a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory
genocide
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
nation
Culturally defined group of people with a shared past and common future who relate to a territory and government
stateless nation
political term for ethnic/national minority that does not possess its own state[1] and is not the majority population in any nation state
universal suffrage
the extension of voting rights to all citizens without restrictions based on sex, race, religious belief, wealth or social status. Some countries, however, do not allow insane persons, convicted criminals, and people who commit electoral offenses to vote.
white flight
The abandonment of cities by affluent or middle-class white residents
