Lesson 4- Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality Flashcards
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Race
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A category based on biologically transmitted traits that members of a society deem significant.
2
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Racial Formation Theory
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Describes the processes by which racial identities are created, lived out, transformed, and destroyed.
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Ethnicity
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A group based on shared cultural features.
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Nationality
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A category based on place of birth and/or residence and the established geopolitical boundaries and laws at that time.
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Racism
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The belief in the inherent superiority of one race over others and the explicit and institutional discrimination related to those beliefs.
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Ethnocentrism
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The belief in the inherent superiority of one culture over others.
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Nationalism
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The belief in the inherent superiority of one nation over others.
