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| A structured ranking of categories of people in terms of economic rewards and power |
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A category of people socially defined on the basis of physical characteristics,
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White, Black, Asian, American Indian/Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
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A shared cultural heritage (language, customs, religion),
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Hispanic, Mexican, Chinese, Jewish, Navajo, Arab, African-American |
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| Negative attitude toward an entire category of people |
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| An overgeneralization applied to an entire category of people |
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| The belief that one race or ethnic group is innately superior or inferior to another |
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| Unequal treatment of various categories of people |
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| individual discrimination |
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| unequal treatment of an individual. |
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| individual discrimination |
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| unequal treatment of an individual. |
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| institutional discrimination |
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| Practices of organizations and social institutions (education, government, economy) that have a harmful effect on a category of people in society |
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| A process whereby diverse people groups gradually become integrated into a common culture and social system (a boiling pot where everything becomes one) |
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| Racial and ethnic groups are distinct but have relative equality in society (a salad bowl where many things come together) |
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| Interracial contact can cause people to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes |
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| The biological distinction between females and males |
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| Socially constructed differences between females and males |
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• Expectation regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females
• Male Roles
o Assertive, Macho, Dominant, Aggressive, Rational
• Female Roles
o Sensitive, Gentle, Submissive, Passive, Emotional
• U.S. Core Values (very close to male roles)
o Achievement, Success, Material comfort, Activity, Science/Technology |
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| The belief that one sex is superior to the other |
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o Support of social equality for men and women
o Variations of Feminism
• Liberal feminism
• Socialist feminism
• Radical feminism |
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| socialization of gender roles |
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