Ethnicity and Race

Question 1

ethnic group

Answer 1

composed of members who share beliefs, values, and norms because of their common background; may distinguish based on language, religion, history, geographic location or race

Question 2

race

Answer 2

cultural category rather than biological reality

Question 3

Charles Wagley

Answer 3

groups assumed to have a biological basis but actually defined in a culturally arbitrary, rather than scientific manner

Question 4

race in Brazil

Answer 4

more flexible racial categories, dozens of racial categories to describe a wide variety of appearances based on physical traits such as skin color, hair form, facial features and eye color

Question 5

multiculturalism

Answer 5

the view of cultural diversity in a country as something good and desirable; encourages the practice of cultural-ethnic traditions

Question 6

prejudice

Answer 6

devaluing a group because of its assumed behavior, values, capabilities or attributes

Question 7

discrimination

Answer 7

policies and practices that harm a group and its members

Question 8

de facto

Answer 8

practiced, but not legally sanctioned; harsh treatment of minorities in judicial systems

Question 9

de jure

Answer 9

part of the law; segregation, apartheid

Question 10

ethnocide

Answer 10

a dominant group trying to destroy the cultures of certain ethnic groups, or force them to adopt the dominant culture