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Flashcards by Dureeti Kalbessa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Dureeti Kalbessa
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| symbolic ethnicity | an ethnic identity that is only relevant on specific occasions and does not significantly impact everyday life. |
| situational ethnicity | an ethnic identity that can be either displayed or concealed depending on its usefulness in a given situation |
| racism | a set of belief about the superiority of one racial or ethnic group; used to justify inequality and often rooted in the assumption that differences between groups are genetic |
| double-conciousness | WEB DuBois`s term for divided identity experienced by blacks in America |
| emodied identity | those elements of identity that are generated through others` perceptions of our physical traits |
| miscegenation | romantic, sexual, or marital relationships between people of different races |
| internal colonialism | the economic and political subjugation of the minority group by the dominant group by the dominant group within a nation |
| pluralism | cultural pattern of intergroup relations that encourages racial and ethnic variation and acceptance within a society |
| Explain race versus ethnicity. | Race is a social category based on real/perceieved biological differences while ethnicity is also a social category based on a group`s shared ancestry or cultural heritage |
| Describe race and ethnicity in terms of structural functionalist theory. | groups have a tendency toward ethbocentrism, which binds people together but also makes them act unfavorably toward those outside the group |
| Explain race and ethnicity in terms of conflict theory. | majority groups use racism and ethnocentrism to protect their interests |
| symbolic interactionism | race and ethnicity are created symbolically in everyday interactions |
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