Quiz 2 Flashcards
An organisms inherited genetic factors that provide the framework for its physical form is called it’s
GENOTYPE
A culturally constructed concept originating in Virginia in 1691 that was designed to establish clear boundaries of who is white and who is not is in order to prevent the rebellion of poor working whites against the British colonial governor was called
WHITENESS
Patterns by which racial inequality was structured through key cultural institutions, policies, and systems such as redlining or racial profiling by law enforcement are examples of
INSITUTIONAL RACISM
When Jon Stewart said, “America is a nation of immigrants who hate the newer immigrants” he was referring to American
NATIVISM
An organisms physical form that is a result of it’s genotype’s interaction with environmental factors is called its
PHENOTYPE
Personal prejudicial beliefs, biases and discriminatory actions based on race is
INDIVIDUAL RACISM
The practice by which a nation-state extents political, economic, and military powers beyond its own borders to control another country in order to secure access to natural resources, cheap labor, and or markets
COLONIALISM
A person who left his or her home country as a teenager or adult is a
FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANT
The child of immigrants who is born and raised in the new country.
SECOND-GENERATIONIMMIGRANT
The practice of maintaining active participation in social, economic, and political spheres across national boarders is called
TRANSNATIONALISM
Friends, family, and social networks that can be mobilized in lieu of, or complementary to, financial capital is called
SOCIAL CAPITAL
A person who has been forced to move within his country of origin because of persecution or armed conflicted is called
C. an internally displaced person
- Money and other resources transferred from migrants working abroad to individuals, families, and institutions in their country of origin is called a
REMITTANCE
- A personal who has been forced to flee for his or her life from their native country owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, of a particular social group or political opinion is a
REFUGEE
- A demeaning historical term for interracial marriage is
MISCEGENATION
- The assignment of children of racially “mixed” unions to the subordinate group, which is also called the “one drop of blood rule” in racist societies is
HYPODESCENT