Wed April 25th QuiZ Race And Ethnicity Flashcards
(26 cards)
Stereotypes
Unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individuals differences
Prejudice
A negative attitude toward an entire group of people often towards POC
Ethnocentrisme
Tendency to assume that your own culture and way of life superior to all others
Racism
Belief that one race is supreme and all other races are inferior
Hate crime
Criminal offence because of the criminals bias against individual because of race religion ethnicity nationality sexual orientation
Colour-blind racism
Use of race neutral principles to perpetuate racially unequal status quo
Discrimination
Denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals because of prejudice
Racial profiling
Any police initiated action based on race ethnicity or nationality than persons behavior
Institutional discrimination
Parttern if treatment systematically denies access to resources and opportunities to individuals and groups as part of the normal operations of a society
Exploitation theory
A belief that views racial subordination as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism
Contact hypothesis
Theory that two differ races interacting with each other will reduce prejudice
Genocide
The deliberate systematic killing of an entire people or nation
Expulsion
Systematic removal of a group of people from society
Amalgamation
Process through which a majority group and a minority group combine to form one group
Assimilation
Confirming to the standards of the dominant group ( by rejecting your own culture )
Segregation:
The physical separation of two groups of people in terms of residence workplace and social events ( mainly towards people of color )
Apartheid :
Former policy of the South African government designed to maintain the separation of blacks and other non whites
Model minority
Groupe that endured prejudice and discrimination but has succeeded economically socially and educationally
Changing your name is a form of
Assimilation
Intermarriage over several generations resulting in various groups combining to form a new group would be an example of ?
Amalgamation
Working together as a computer programmers for an electronics firm a south Asian woman and a jewish man overcome their initial prejudices and come to appreciate each other’s strengths and talents this scenario is an exemple if
The contact hypothesis
A group that is set apart because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns is a ?
Ethnic group
According to the finding of the human genome project race
Race has no genetic basis
The piece of Canadian legislation that is responsible for the encouragement and protection of those who engage in cultural expression is the :
Multiculturalisme act