soc final ch 10 Flashcards
What does racial group mean?
. what are some examples?
people who share physical characteristics
- skin, facial features
What does ethnic group mean
- list some examples
- people who share a common national origin or cultural heritage
- language, food, tradition
what does racial-ethnic group mean?
- combo of physical traits and origin/heritage
Where do immigrants primaily come from?
-asia & latin America
What does dominant group mean?
- do they have to be the largest?
- a phyiscally or culturally group that has the most political and economic power
- no
what does minority mean?
- list some examples?
- people who are treated unequally bc of their physical or cultural traits
- blacks, asains, spanish, indian, middle eastern
what does genocide mean?
- an effort to kill all members of a perticular race, ethnic, politcal or ethnic group
what does segregation mean?
- what does de facto mean compared to de jure?
- physical and social seperation of dominant and minority groups
- de jure=legal,,,, de facto= informal
What does acculturation mean?
- what are some examples?
- process of adapting the language, beliefs, values and characteristcis of the host culture
- celebrating a holiday, learning english
what does assimilation mean?
- conforming/complying to the dominant group culture and intermarrying with that group
what does pluralism mean?
- list 2 examples
-minority groups maintain many aspects of their orignal culture while living peacfully in the host culture
- little italy, greek town
what is racism
- belief that ones own group in superior to other groups
what is prejudice?
- an attitude that prejudges people, in a negative way
what is stereotype?
- an exaggerated generalization about a group of people
what is scapegoats?
- list an example
- individuals who blame their self
- they didnt hire me bc of my skin color
what is discrimmination?
- list some examples
- a behavior/act that treats people unequally based on characteristics
- race, age, religion
what is individual discrimmination
- list an example
- unequal treatment on 1-1 basis
- dominant and miniority group
what is institutional discrimmination aka systemic discrimmination aka structural discrimmination?
- unequal treatment towards minority groups bc of soceity everyday laws, practices and customs
latinos are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- largest minority
africans are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- changing minorty
Middle eastern are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- emerging minority
Native Americans are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- growing nation
Asian americans labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- model minority
what does gendered racism mean?
the cumulative effects of inequality due to racism and sexism
