Diversity

Question 1

is a socially constructed category that denotes differences among people.

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Race

Question 2

most salient representation of a person’s race is through

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skin color

Question 3

has been used to identify humans in terms of descent, biological type, and subspecies.

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Race

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is something that exists not in objective reality, but as a result of human interaction. It exists because humans agree that it exists.

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social construct

Question 5

The mid 20th century racial classification by American anthropologist

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Carleton S. Coon

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(White)race

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Caucasoid

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(Black)race

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Negroid

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(Bushmen/Hottentots) race

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Capoid

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(Oriental/ Amerindian) race

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Mongoloid

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(Australian Aborigine and Papuan) race

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Australoid

Question 11

is a term that has emerged and in many cases has been used as an interchangeable term for race.

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Ethnicity

Question 12

a more contemporary way to denote different cultures and origins.

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Ethnicity

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a term that is used to designate groups that are non-White and as such, maintains a racial divide among groups.

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People of color

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enforceable rights or privileges that, if interfered with, gives rise to an action for injury

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Civil Rights

Question 15

a historic period in the US advocating for social justice

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Civil Rights Movement

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This approach emphasizes ideological and cultural processes for understanding race and ethnicity

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Constructionist Approach

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racial groups contribute to the making and sustaining of their identities

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Free floating ideology

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This states that racism today has become more covert and subtle in nature due to its embedded position within institutionalized practices controlled by the majority

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Structural Approach

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hides the topic of racism and accusations of racial discrimination.

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Color blind ideology

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This ideology standardizes the system based on the majority and challenges legal rights attained by minorities.

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Color blind ideology

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Process by which racial meanings are attached to particular issues and the manner in which race appears to be a key factor in the ways they are defined and understood

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Racialization

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Addresses how ethnic groups are ”negotiated, defined, and produces through social interaction inside and outside ethnic communities”

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Ethnic Identity

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Suggests that all people within the society are racialized, including Whites.

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Study of whiteness

Question 24

is a process whereby socialized racist notions become integrated with actions and practices in such a way that these actions and practices become actualized and reinforced through routine situations

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Racism

Question 25

In the workplace, racism can occur through ---- actions or ------- practices.

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individual, institutional

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Interplay of stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination that manifest and support unequal treatment and practices between members of diverse groups

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Individual Racism

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Intentional and the perpetrator’s racist motives are clearly expressed

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OVERT RACISM

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More subtle or hidden and the perpetrator’s motives are difficult to detect

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COVERT

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Reflects the differential effects of policies, practices, and laws on members of certain racial groups

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Institutional

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involves access to resources, including jobs, voting districts, and federal funding of programs aimed at minorities.

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Racial classification

Question 31

social status that people have little or no choice about occupying

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Ascribed status

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a rule of descent that assigns social identity on the basis of ancestry

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Hypodescent

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a person who has parents of two different ethnic classifications

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Mixed race

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groups of people who share certain beliefs, values, habits, customs, and norms because of their common background

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Ethnic Groups

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system of human behavior and thought that is not acquired biologically but by growing up in a particular society where exposure to specific cultural traditions are learned and shared by individuals as members of a group.

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Culture

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The process of change a minority ethnic group may experience when moving to a country where another culture dominates.

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Assimilationist Model

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Suggests that minority ethnic groups adopt the norms of the dominant culture as the dominant culture assimilates aspects of the minority cultures until certain aspects of both are no longer separate cultural units.

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Assimilationist Model

Question 38

the belief that a perceived racial difference is sufficient reason to value one person less than another.

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Intrinsic Racism

Question 39

This can hinder effective communication between groups. Perceived levels of social integration and communication skill can accelerate the frequency and intensity of conflict in the workplace

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Language

Question 40

Defined as mode of pronunciation, such as pitch or tone, emphasis pattern, group, or locality. Accent has been used as a reason for lower scores on evaluations and performance reviews in the workplace. Accent have also been used as criteria form intelligence.

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Accent

Question 41

Common type of humor that can have a negative effect on minority ethnic workforce groups.

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Ethnic Jokes

Question 42

Most pervasive problem ethnic minorities confront in the workplace. These are usually distortions about various characteristics of a specific group.

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Stereotypes