race and ethnicity Flashcards

1
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a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of society consider important

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race

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2
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shared cultural heritage

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ethnicity

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3
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define ethnie

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a primordial community based on birth common ancestry cultural traditions, ties of kinship and language

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4
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a category of people distinguished by physical or cultural traits that a society sets apart and which is subordinated

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minority

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5
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an attitude that judges a person according to his or her groups real or imagine characteristics

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prejudice

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6
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the belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferir to another

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racism

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7
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systemic racism

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a very strong form of racism embedded in society

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8
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polite/smiling racism

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a joke that seems innocuous about someones race

mentioning race without aggressive rantings

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9
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what is the difference between prejudice and discrimination

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prejudice is an attitude while discrimination is a behaviour

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10
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what is a master narrative

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master narratives are the story that is passed down in history as fact but is missing a large part of the truth
like historical mistreatments, exploitation, and destruction of minorities,
colonialism as peaceful cooperations

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11
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what is buried knowledge? who coined the term

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michael foucault

the knowledge forgotten from the master narrative

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doctrine of terra nullius

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the master narrative that colonized land is “no mans land”

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docterine of discovery

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master narrative that people were discovering land that no one inhabits

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14
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what is the settler myth

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white settlers presented or being remembered as brave sturdy and resilient
that they tamed the forces of nature, taking control of the untouched no mans land
land was there for the taking

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