Race and Ethnicity

Question 1

Amalgamation:

Answer 1

The process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group.

Question 2

Assimilation:

Answer 2

The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

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Colorism:

Answer 3

The belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group.

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Culture Of Prejudice:

Answer 4

The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture.

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Discrimination:

Answer 5

Prejudiced action against a group of people.

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Dominant Group:

Answer 6

A group of people who have more power in a society than any of the subordinate groups.

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Ethnicity:

Answer 7

Shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion, and more.

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Expulsion:

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The act of a dominant group forcing a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country.

Question 9

Genocide:

Answer 9

The deliberate annihilation of a targeted, usually subordinate, group.

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Institutional Racisim:

Answer 10

Racism embedded into social institutions.

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Intersection Theory:

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The theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes.

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Minority Group:

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Any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment.

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Model Minority:

Answer 13

The stereotype applied to a minority group that is seen as reaching higher educational, professional, and socioeconomic levels without protest against the majority establishment.

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Pluralism:

Answer 14

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.

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Prejudice:

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Biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people.

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Racial Profiling:

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The use of race alone, by law enforcement, to determine whether or not to stop and detain someone.

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Racial Steering:

Answer 17

The act of real estate agents directing prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race.

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Racism:

Answer 18

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.

Question 19

Redlining:

Answer 19

The practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and businesses located in predominately minority communities.

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Scapegoat Theory:

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The theory that suggests a dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group.

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Sedimentation Of Racial Inequality:

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The intergenerational impact of de facto and de jure racism that limits the abilities of black people to accumulate wealth.

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Segregation:

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The physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions.

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Social Construction Of Race:

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The school of thought that race is not biologically identifiable.

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Stereotypes:

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Oversimplified ideas about groups of people.

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Subordinate Group:

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A group of people who have less power than the dominant group.

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White Privilege:

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The benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group.