ch3 key terms Flashcards
any rigid and unfounded generalization about an entire category of people
prejudice
an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category
stereotype
the assertion that people of one race are less worthy than or even biologically inferior to others
racism
racism at work in the operation of social institutions, including the economy, schools, hospitals, the military, and the criminal justice system
institutional racism
educational programs deigned to recognize cultural diversity int he United States and to promote respect for all cultural traditions
multiculturalism
a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a society defines as important
race
a shared cultural heritage, which typically involves common ancestors, language, and religion
ethnicity
any category of people, identified by physical or cultural traits, that a society subjects to disadvantages
minority
the systematic killing of one category of people by another
genocide
the physical and social separation of categories of people
segregation
the process by which minorities gradually adopt cultural patterns from the dominant majority population
assumulation
a state in which people of all racial and ethnic categories have about the same overall social standing
pluralism
mutliculturalism
educational porgrams designed to recognize cultural diversity in the United States and to promote respect for all cultural traditions
eurocentrism
the practice of using European (particularly English) cultural standards to judge everyone
discrimination
the unequal treatment of various categories of people
