Enlish notes cards 9/21/22 Flashcards
Cenus
A government survey of the population
Derogatory
extremely disrespectful and crude
Ethnicities
social groups that have common national or cultural tradition
Fluid
constantly changing
Flux
continuous change
Fragmentation
the process of breaking into smaller, different parts
genetic
relating to a person’s biological makeup
heritage
cultural traditions
Identify
to align oneself with; to feel a connection to
Institutional
organized, conventional, bureaucratic
Lexicon
A person’s vocabulary
Monolithic
formed from a single story
multiracial
made up of multiple races
murkier
not fully explained or understood
nationalities
categories based on the country someone is from or lives in
quantifiable
able to be expressed as a number
race
classification of a person based on physical and biological traits
relevant
important
reservations
land set aside for Native Americans to live on
society
a group of people living in a community together
