Race and Ethnicity Flashcards
Racial Groups
People who share visible physical characteristics that members of a society consider socially important
Ethnic Groups
People who identify with a common national origin or cultural heritage
Racial-Ethnic Group
People who have distinctive physical and cultural characteristics
Dominant Group
Any physically or culturally distinctive group that has the most economic and political power, the greatest privileges , and the highest social status.
Minority
A group of people who may be treated differently and unequally because of their physical, cultural, or other characteristics.
Genocide
The systematic effort to kill all members of a particular ethnic, religious, political, racial, or national group.
Segregation
The physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups
Acculturation
The process of adopting the language, values, beliefs, and other characteristics of the host culture.
Assimilation
Conforming to the dominant groups’ culture, adopting its language and values, and intermarrying with that group.
Pluralism
Minority groups maintain many aspects of their original culture while living peacefully with the host culture.
Racism
A set of beliefs that one’s own racial group is inherently superior to other groups.
Prejudice
An attitude that prejudges people, usually in a negative way.
Stereotype
An oversimplified exaggerated generalization about a group of people.
Scapegoats
Individuals or groups whom people blame for their own problems or shortcomings.
Discrimination
Behavior that treats people unequally or unfairly because of their group membership.
