Study Guide Flashcards
Race
Meaning the classification of people based on physical characteristics.
Example:Skin color,hair texture & facial features
Ethnicity
Refers to a person’s cultural background.
Example:Customs,language, & heritage
Nationality
The legal status of belonging to a
particular nation
Factors:Birth,citizenship,or legal documentation
What is culture, what are some identifiers?
Shared beliefs,values,&tradition that define a particular group of people.
Identifiers:language,food,& music
Assimilation
Forming relations outside one’s ethnic group & taking on the dominant culture
Example:marrying/living outside ethnicity
Acculturation
Adopting trait of another culture
Often the dominant one
American are unassimilated because…
Preference
Isolation from the dominant
Emotions:Fear,hatred & prejudice
6 levels of ethnic acceptance
Captivity-
Develop negative ideas about their ethnic group
Encapsulation-
Fear of the dominant culture or preference of their own ethnic culture
ID Clarification-
Can accept themselves & their ethnicity
React positively to other ethnic groups
Biethnicity-
Can function and participate in two ethnic groups
Multiethnicity
Can function within several ethnic cultures and be accepted
Global Compentency
Can function within ethnic groups of their own nation and other(s)
prejudice
A judgment made before knowing someone.negative attitudes towards a group/individual
Racism
When someone discriminates against others based on their race or ethnicity.
Ethnocentrism
Belief that one owns ethnic groups is central/superior to all others
Stereotype
When people make generalizations about a group of indivuals based on their charachterisitics.
Discrimination
Treating people differently based on some criteria
Segregation
Prohibiting mixing of minority and majority groups
Hate crime
Criminal act motivated by prejudice
