Race And Ethnicity Flashcards

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Ethnicity is

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People who share a common origin and culture

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What is race?

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Based on physical characteristics

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Environmental racism is?

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Health and environmental risks minorities face. Race is best predictor to exposure to pollution

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Racial Patterns of interactions:

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Pluralism
Assimilation
Conflict
Genocide

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Pluralism is

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Peaceful coexistence of separate and equal cultures

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Assimilation is

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Exists when minority members adopt aspects of majority culture

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Conflict is

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Social exclusion, slavery, imprisonment

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Genocide is

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Mass killings aimed at destroying populations

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Segregation is

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Physical separation of minorities from the majority

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Prejudice is..

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Irrational negative attitude towards a certain group

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Racism is

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Belief that inherited characteristics of a group are a legitimate basis for unequal treatment

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Color blind racism

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Belief all races are equal and it’s been achieved already

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