Unit 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Bias

Answer 1

A strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone

Question 2

Race

Answer 2

The concept of dividing people into groups on the basis of various sets of physical characteristics and the process of ascribing social meaning to those groups

Question 3

Phenotype

Answer 3

An observable trait

Question 4

Genotype

Answer 4

The genetic makeup of an organism

Question 5

Ethnicity

Answer 5

The social group a person belongs to, and either identifies with or is identified with by others, as a result of a mix of culture and other factors including language, diet, religion, ancestry, and physical features traditionally associated with race.

Question 6

Social construct

Answer 6

Any category or thing that is made real by a convention or collective agreement

Question 7

Prejudice

Answer 7

The beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes someone holds about a group

Question 8

Discrimination

Answer 8

The differentiating treatment of an individual based on their actual or perceived characteristics

Question 9

Stereotypes

Answer 9

Characteristics that society instinctively attributes to groups of people to classify them according to age, weight, occupation, skin color, etc

Question 10

Hate crime

Answer 10

A prejudice-motivated crime, which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of their physical appearance or perceived membership of a certain social group.

Question 11

Marginalized group

Answer 11

Those excluded from mainstream social, economic, cultural, or political life

Question 12

Assimilation

Answer 12

The process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of society

Question 13

Extermination

Answer 13

The intentional and massive homicide of an entire group of persons.

Question 14

Segregation

Answer 14

Separation of groups of people with differing characteristics, often taken to connote a condition of inequality.

Question 14

Biological sex

Answer 14

Male, female, or intersex, commonly refers to physical characteristics

Question 15

Gender

Answer 15

The characteristics of women, men, girls, and boys that are socially constructed.

Question 16

Sexual orientation

Answer 16

Who you’re attracted to and want to have a relationship with.

Question 17

Racism

Answer 17

Discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity

Question 18

Sexism

Answer 18

Prejudice or discrimination based on sex

Question 19

Ableism

Answer 19

The discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior

Question 20

Classism

Answer 20

Prejudice against or in favor of people belonging to a specific social class

Question 21

Ageism

Answer 21

A socially constructed way of thinking about older persons based on negative attitudes and stereotypes about aging

Question 22

Heterosexism

Answer 22

A system of attitudes, bias, and discrimination in favor of heterosexuality and heterosexual relationships

Question 23

Interpersonal discrimination

Answer 23

Uncontrollable form of stress

Question 24

Institutional discrimination

Answer 24

Unfavorable or unpleasant tasks consistently assigned to members of a certain group

Question 25

Exclusion

Answer 25

A state in which individuals are unable to participate fully in economic, social, political, and cultural life, as well as the process leading to and sustaining such a state

Question 26

Privilege

Answer 26

When one group has something of value that is denied to others