key terms for all of AL Flashcards
realism
represents its subject matter in a true life fashion as possible
naturalism
objective examination of human behaviour and the power of external forces of human decisions
satire
described art which uses humour, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose or criticise immorality or foolishness
hegemony
denoting the dominance of a group over another often supported by social norms, ideas, politics or economic control
the american dream
a cultural concept about the ability for the person to strive for prosperity, equality, and contentment in america
manifest destiny
the political and cultural belief that the US had a divine obligation to expand its borders to the Western territories
social mobility
describing a person or group’s ability to move to a different social class; most often used when describing movement up the social and class hierarchy
reconstruction
- 1865-77
- after the american civil war, attempts were made to address the political, social and economic legacy of slavery as well as the reintegration of southern states who had seceded
abolition
the movement to end slavery and liberate slaves
jim crow
- used as a racial epithet for Black people in the US
- the laws and customs that were instituted to maintain the oppression of black people after the abolition of slavery
miscegenation
the mixing of races but specifically sexual intercourse and/or marriage between races
colourism
refers to discrimination on the basis of skin colour, generating certain privileges for lighter skinned people of colour owing to their visual proximity to whiteness
passing
the social practice of a member from one group presenting as another. In American context this most frequently relates passing of light-skinned or mixed-race Black people presenting as white
