Ethnicity

Question 1

What is race?

Answer 1

Perceived biological or physical differences between groups eg skin colour

Question 2

What is ethnicity?

Answer 2

Cultural differences between groups based on things such as religion, language, country of origin, customs, norms, values, food, dress, music

Question 3

What is an ethnic minority group?

Answer 3

Group who share the same cultural background but which is different to that of the majority culture where they reside

Question 4

What is nationality?

Answer 4

Refers to your country of origin or where you’re legally entitled to reside eg citizenship

Question 5

What is an immigrant?

Answer 5

Someone who has moved from one country to permanently reside in another

Question 6

What are 1st/2nd/3rd generation immigrants?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is an asylum seeker?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What is an illegal immigrant?

Answer 8

Someone who is not legally entitled to live in a country eg. Entered illegally/outstayed their visa

Question 9

What are the two types of racism?

Answer 9

Prejudice: prejudging someone on their ethnicity before you know them and is based on stereotypes

Discrimination: Acting on prejudices

Question 10

What is institutional racism?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is assimilation?

Answer 11

When an ethnic minority group becomes absorbed into the ethnic majority and adopt their cultural norms and values

Question 12

What is integration?

Answer 12

When ethnic minorities become part of the majority culture

Question 13

What is cultural resistance?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What is code switching?

Answer 14

The way in which some ethnic groups behave differently with family and their peers

Question 15

What is cultural comfort zones?

Answer 15

Describes the way some ethnic minorities form peer groups with those from the same ethnic background as this makes them feel more comfortable

Question 16

What is the ethnocentric curriculum?

Answer 16

A curriculum based around the dominant culture

Question 17

What is hyper masculinity?

Answer 17

Identities of black males who follow role models from rap videos and usually have a maternal background

Question 18

What are Blasian and Brasian identities?

Answer 18

Blasian is a black and Asian identity

Brasian is a British and Asian identity

Question 19

What are dual identities?

Answer 19

refers to those who have more than one ethnic identity

Question 20

What is cultural borrowing?

Answer 20

Mixing and sharing of different styles and cultures

Question 21

What are cultural masks?

Answer 21

When young people adopt new ethnic identities

Question 22

Why is race an outdated concept?

Answer 22

Used by early scientists to classify human beings into types to justify domination which originated from colonisation

Question 23

What are honour killings?

Answer 23

When people are murdered for dishonouring their families

Question 24

What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 24

Living up to your stereotypical role

Question 25

Ethnic identity (6 marker)

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Multiculturalism (6 marker)

Answer 26

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.