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| the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group |
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| the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture |
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| the belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group |
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| the theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture |
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| prejudiced action against a group of people |
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| a group of people who have more power in a society than any of the subordinate groups |
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| shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion, and more |
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| the act of a dominant group forcing a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country |
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| the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group |
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| racism embedded in social institutions |
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| theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes |
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| any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment |
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| the stereotype applied to a minority group that is seen as reaching higher educational, professional, and socioeconomic levels without protest against the majority establishment |
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| the ideal of the United States as a “salad bowl:” a mixture of different cultures where each culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the “flavor” of the whole |
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| biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people |
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| the use by law enforcement of race alone to determine whether to stop and detain someone |
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| the act of real estate agents directing prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race |
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| a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others |
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| the practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and business located in predominately minority communities |
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| a theory that suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group |
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| sedimentation of racial inequality |
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| the intergenerational impact of de facto and de jure racism that limits the abilities of black people to accumulate wealth |
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| the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions |
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| social construction of race |
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| the school of thought that race is not biologically identifiable |
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| oversimplified ideas about groups of people |
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| a group of people who have less power than the dominant group |
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| the benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group |
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