UK - vocabulary

Question 1

Integration

Answer 1

individuals (from ethnic minorities)
* maintain their own cultural identity
* adopt the cultural norms and values of the host culture
—> individuals are participants in the host culture

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Question 2

Assimilation

Answer 2

individuals (from ethnic minorities)
* give up or reject their own cultural identity
* adopt the cultural norms and values of the host culture
—> individuals become absorbed into the host culture

Question 3

Separation

Answer 3

individuals (from ethnic minorities)
* maintain their own cultural identity
* reject involvement with the host culture

Question 4

Marginalization

Answer 4

individuals (from ethnic minorities)
* do not identify with or participate in either their own culture or the host culture

Question 5

eurocentrism

Answer 5

The belief that European values and culture are superior to others.

Question 6

paternalism

Answer 6

A colonial attitude in which the ruling power treats indigenous
people as if they are children, controlling them under the justification of guidance and
protection.

Question 7

Social Darwinism

Answer 7

The application of the theory of natural selection to human societies, used to justify imperialist and racist ideologies, suggesting that some races or cultures are superior to others.

Question 8

Going native

Answer 8

The process in which a colonial settler adopts the customs and lifestyle of the indigenous people, often including interracial relationships, leading to rejection by their own community.

Question 8

Noble savage

Answer 8

The romanticized depiction of indigenous people as pure, simple, and uncorrupted by civilization, often ignoring their real complexities

Question 9

Clash of cultures

Answer 9

form of cultural conflict that arises when differing traditions, values, or customs collide.

Question 10

Mimicry

Answer 10

A practice in which colonized people imitate the language, dress, and behavior of the colonizer, often as a survival strategy.

Question 11

Othering

Answer 11

The act of defining a group as fundamentally different and inferior to reinforce social hierarchies

Question 12

Imperialism

Answer 12

The extension of a country’s power through territorial acquisition or by exerting economic and political control over others.

Question 13

Expatriate

Answer 13

A person who lives outside their native country, often by choice.

Question 14

Remorse

Answer 14

A deep feeling of regret and guilt over past actions.