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Biological classification of human groups w/ similar physical characteristics,may include skin color, facial features, hair texture, etc.
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Race
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Refers to people who are racially similar to one another; but have distinctive cultural characteristics that distinguish them from those around them.
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Ethnicity
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Is a category of people whose values, language, customs, and traditions are practiced and enforced in a given society.
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Dominant Group
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Refers to experiences of childhood socialization that minority group members experiences living in a society that favors dominant group values.
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Ethnic Identity
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Category of ppl who often face differential treatment bcuz they lack political & Economic influence,often D targets of labor & economic exploitation.
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Minority Group
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Neg/pos bias 2ward category of ppl. determined by 1s experience w/ a grp & then generalizations R made 2 include ALL members of tht particular group
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Prejudice
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Level of tolerance one has for a group/category of ppl. often used as measurement of prejudice.
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Social Distance
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Action tht disqualiies member of a particular group frm social opportunities including college admission, employment, housing, bank loans, etc.
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Discrimination
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Prejudice/discrimination. HATE CRIMES involved both inflammatory language & physical aggression whose victims R targeted strictly on a racial basis.
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Racism
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Exaggerated/inaccurate mental image ppl often develop in regards 2 grps of ppl who R different frm themselves.
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Stereotype
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The creation of spatial barriers designed to separate different categories of ppl frm interacting w/ each other.
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Segregation
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Segregation laws passed aftr D Civil War 2 ensure segregation @ da State level allown 4 D cont. exploitation of D African/Native population in D area
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Jim Crow Laws
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Elimination of spatial barriers between different grps who don't interact w/ 1 another. Ex: Case of Brown vs Board of Education
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Desegregation
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Is the blending of different groups by choice and preference.
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Integration
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Segregation that is required by law and punished with a criminal penalty
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De Jure Segregation
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