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Race Flashcards

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Race

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group of people who share a set of characteristics (physical) and share a common bloodline; don’t pick

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Racism

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belief that members of a separate races possess different and unequal traits

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Scientific Racism

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investigation into the origins, explanations, and classifications of race

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Social Darwinism

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application of Darwinian biological ideas to society

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Eugenics

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controlling the fertility of populations to influence inheritable traits passed on from generation to generation

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Ethnicity

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ethnic affiliation; voluntary, self defined, and based on cultural differences

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Symbolic Ethnicity

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can celebrate Cino de Mayo or St. Patty’s day but don’t actually carry out the cultural duties and rights

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Racialization

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formation of a new radical identity; ideological boundaries of difference are drawn around a formerly unnoticed group of people; Muslim

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Miscegentaion

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technical term of interracial marriage ; Loving vs Virginia

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One Drop Rule

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rule that one drop of black blood makes a person black

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Straight-line assimilation

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immigrants assimilate; arrive, settle in, finally achieve full assimilation

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Primordialism

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explain strength of ethnic ties bc they are fixed in deeply felt ties to ones homeland culture

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Pluralism

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presence and engaged coexistence of numerous distinct groups in society

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Segregation

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legal or social practice of separating people on the basis of their race or ethnicity

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De jure

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legal laws; Jim Crowe Laws

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De facto

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today’s segregation; gov policies-school districts

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Genocide

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the mass killing of a group of people based on racial, ethnic, or religious traits

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Withdrawal

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groups of people leaving homeland

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Passing

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black race bleaching skin and straightening hair; fit in

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Subaltern

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subordinante, oppressed group of people

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Collective Resistance

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organized effort to change a power hierarchy on the part of a less powerful group

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Institutional Racism

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Social dynamics that may seem race neutral but actually disadvantaged minority groups

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Prejudice

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thoughts and feelings about an ethnic group

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Discrimination

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harmful or negative actions from one person to a different person; act of prejudice

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Active Bigot

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prejudice

discriminator

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Timid Bigot

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prejudice

not a discriminator

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Fair-Weather Liberal

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not prejudice

discriminator

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All-Weather Bigot

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not prejudice

not a discriminator

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White Privilage

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white, male, heterosexual; more job opportunities

Sociology Exam 2 (4 decks)

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