Lecture 10 Flashcards
Racial Inequality
What is nationality?
Belonging to a particular nation
What is a region?
An area especially a part of a country
What is a religion?
a particular group that worships god
is race a biological trait or a social construct?
a social construct
what is race?
a category of people who have distinct characteristics that are deemed important
what is ethnicity?
a shared cultural heritage
what is a key similarity of both race and ethnicity?
they are both socially constructed and rooted in history
what is immigration?
the movement of people into a country from another
what are push factors?
factors of a country that make someone want to leave
what are pull factors?
aspects of a country that attract people
what is racism?
believing that traits influence behaviour
what is prejudice?
a negative preconceived notion about a particular group of people
what is decline bias?
tendency to compare the present to the past and think the present is bad because change is occuring
what is scapegoating?
blaming a group of people for something they did not do
what is assimilation?
when people not apart of the dominant group adapt to the dominant groups culture
what is another phrase for assimilation?
melting pot
what is pluralism?
the mixing of other cultures whereby each culture maintains its own identity
what is overt discrimination?
clear discrimination
what is subtle discrimination?
unclear discrimination
what is systemic discrimination?
discrimination caused by the structures of society
what is adaptive discrimination?
discrimination against a group not because of holding discriminating beliefs but because other people are doing it
what is cultural racism?
the way the culture of society perpetuates subordination of individuals based on race
what is whitewashing?
deliberately concealing unpleasant facts
what is conscious discrimination?
overt negative behaviour that can be expressed as physical or verbal abuse