Key Terms Chapter 11: Race and Ethnicity
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Amalgamation | the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group | ||||
Assimilation | the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture | ||||
Colorism | the belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group | ||||
Culture of Prejudice | the theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture | ||||
Discrimination | prejudiced action against a group of people | ||||
Dominant Group | a group of people who have more power in a society than any of the subordinate groups | ||||
Ethnicity | shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion, and more | ||||
Expulsion | the act of a dominant group forcing a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country | ||||
Genocide | the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group | ||||
Institutional Racism | racism embedded in social institutions | ||||
Intersection Theory | theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes | ||||
Minority Group | any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment | ||||
Model Minority | the stereotype applied to a minority group that is seen as reaching higher educational, professional, and socioeconomic levels without protest against the majority establishment | ||||
Pluralism | the ideal of the United States as a “salad bowl:” a mixture of different cultures where each culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the “flavor” of the whole | ||||
Prejudice | biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people | ||||
Racial Profiling | the use by law enforcement of race alone to determine whether to stop and detain someone | ||||
Racial Steering | the act of real estate agents directing prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race | ||||
Racism | a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others | ||||
Redlining | the practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and business located in predominately minority communities | ||||
Scapegoat Theory | a theory that suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group | ||||
Sedimentation of Racial Inequality | the intergenerational impact of de facto and de jure racism that limits the abilities of black people to accumulate wealth | ||||
Segregation | the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions | ||||
Social Construction of Race | the school of thought that race is not biologically identifiable | ||||
Stereotypes | oversimplified ideas about groups of people | ||||
Subordinate Group | a group of people who have less power than the dominant group | ||||
White Privilege | the benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group |