ethnocentrism Flashcards

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Stereotyping

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Thinking in terms of fixed and inflexible categories.

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Displacement

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The transferring of ideas or emotions from their true source to another object.

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3
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Scapegoating

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Individuals or groups are blamed for wrongs that were not of their
doing. Scapegoating is normally directed against groups that are relatively
powerless.

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4
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Ethnocentrism

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is the tendency to evaluate the cultures of others in terms of one’s own culture.

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Group closure

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the process whereby
groups maintain boundaries separating themselves from others.

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Resource Allocation

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with inequalities in the distribution of wealth and material goods. Group closure coincides with the allocation of resources.

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Genocide

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The systematic, planned destruction of a racial, ethnic, religious, political, or cultural group.

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Segregation

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The practice of keeping racial and ethnic groups physically separate.

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