race and ethnicity Flashcards
a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of society consider important
race
shared cultural heritage
ethnicity
define ethnie
a primordial community based on birth common ancestry cultural traditions, ties of kinship and language
a category of people distinguished by physical or cultural traits that a society sets apart and which is subordinated
minority
an attitude that judges a person according to his or her groups real or imagine characteristics
prejudice
the belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferir to another
racism
systemic racism
a very strong form of racism embedded in society
polite/smiling racism
a joke that seems innocuous about someones race
mentioning race without aggressive rantings
what is the difference between prejudice and discrimination
prejudice is an attitude while discrimination is a behaviour
what is a master narrative
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
what is buried knowledge? who coined the term
michael foucault
the knowledge forgotten from the master narrative
doctrine of terra nullius
the master narrative that colonized land is “no mans land”
docterine of discovery
master narrative that people were discovering land that no one inhabits
what is the settler myth
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