Race and Ethnicity Flashcards
Amalgamation:
The process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group.
Assimilation:
The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.
Colorism:
The belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group.
Culture Of Prejudice:
The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture.
Discrimination:
Prejudiced action against a group of people.
Dominant Group:
A group of people who have more power in a society than any of the subordinate groups.
Ethnicity:
Shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion, and more.
Expulsion:
The act of a dominant group forcing a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country.
Genocide:
The deliberate annihilation of a targeted, usually subordinate, group.
Institutional Racisim:
Racism embedded into social institutions.
Intersection Theory:
The theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes.
Minority Group:
Any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment.
Model Minority:
The stereotype applied to a minority group that is seen as reaching higher educational, professional, and socioeconomic levels without protest against the majority establishment.
Pluralism:
The idea of the United States as a salad bowl; a mixture of different cultures where each culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the flavor of its entirety.
Prejudice:
Biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people.
Racial Profiling:
The use of race alone, by law enforcement, to determine whether or not to stop and detain someone.
Racial Steering:
The act of real estate agents directing prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race.
Racism:
A set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others.
Redlining:
The practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and businesses located in predominately minority communities.
Scapegoat Theory:
The theory that suggests a dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group.
Sedimentation Of Racial Inequality:
The intergenerational impact of de facto and de jure racism that limits the abilities of black people to accumulate wealth.
Segregation:
The physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions.
Social Construction Of Race:
The school of thought that race is not biologically identifiable.
Stereotypes:
Oversimplified ideas about groups of people.
Subordinate Group:
A group of people who have less power than the dominant group.
White Privilege:
The benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group.
