Ethnicity Flashcards
What is race?
Perceived biological or physical differences between groups eg skin colour
What is ethnicity?
Cultural differences between groups based on things such as religion, language, country of origin, customs, norms, values, food, dress, music
What is an ethnic minority group?
Group who share the same cultural background but which is different to that of the majority culture where they reside
What is nationality?
Refers to your country of origin or where you’re legally entitled to reside eg citizenship
What is an immigrant?
Someone who has moved from one country to permanently reside in another
What are 1st/2nd/3rd generation immigrants?
1st: Moved themselves and hold onto their culture
2nd: their children who hold onto some but also adapt to a different culture
3rd: their grandchildren who take on a new culture
What is an asylum seeker?
Someone who seeks refuge in another country for a temporary period if it is too dangerous for them to be in their own country eg war/ natural disasters
What is an illegal immigrant?
Someone who is not legally entitled to live in a country eg. Entered illegally/outstayed their visa
What are the two types of racism?
Prejudice: prejudging someone on their ethnicity before you know them and is based on stereotypes
Discrimination: Acting on prejudices
What is institutional racism?
When the way an organisation operates to be racist and is usually unconsciously discriminating eg curriculum, islamophobia in the media, Black people are 7x more likely to be stopped by the police
What is assimilation?
When an ethnic minority group becomes absorbed into the ethnic majority and adopt their cultural norms and values
What is integration?
When ethnic minorities become part of the majority culture
What is cultural resistance?
When an ethnic minority group unite together and strengthen their own ethnic identities as a way of fighting the racism they face from the ethnic majority
What is code switching?
The way in which some ethnic groups behave differently with family and their peers
What is cultural comfort zones?
Describes the way some ethnic minorities form peer groups with those from the same ethnic background as this makes them feel more comfortable
What is the ethnocentric curriculum?
A curriculum based around the dominant culture
What is hyper masculinity?
Identities of black males who follow role models from rap videos and usually have a maternal background
What are Blasian and Brasian identities?
Blasian is a black and Asian identity
Brasian is a British and Asian identity
What are dual identities?
refers to those who have more than one ethnic identity
What is cultural borrowing?
Mixing and sharing of different styles and cultures
What are cultural masks?
When young people adopt new ethnic identities
Why is race an outdated concept?
Used by early scientists to classify human beings into types to justify domination which originated from colonisation
What are honour killings?
When people are murdered for dishonouring their families
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?
Living up to your stereotypical role
Ethnic identity (6 marker)
Refers to identities based around people’s ethnic background, including religion, language, norms, values etc. Asian is an ethnic identity, Ghuman says that this group shares values like obedience and respect for elders. Black Afro Caribbean is also a ethnic identity, Sewell says this group follows rap role models and had values like conspicuous consumption and rejection of education
Multiculturalism (6 marker)
Multiculturalism is different cultures living equally and mixing in society. They have the same status in society and have the right to preserve their heritage. The uk has an 8.9% population of ethnic minority backgrounds, Barker says this society welcomes the presence of all ethnic backgrounds. Education system contains students who speak different languages that are all treated equally.
