World Literature Unit 1A: Voices of Modern Culture

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Perspective
A person's point of view; how one views the world
Acculturation
The ways a person or group's culture changes because of interaction with a different culture
Immigration
Moving from one place to another.
Identity
Characteristics making a person recognizable; unique attributes making a person
Pride
A sense of one's self-worth or value
Culture
The expressed patterns, beliefs, art, music, food, language, etc. representing a group of people
Tolerance
Willingness to learn and accept the differences of others.
Perceptions
Views
Customs
Habits followed by a group of people
Norms
Standards or rules
Assimilation
Over time, a minority group becomes like the majority group by adopting the same beliefs and customs.
Diverse
Differing from one another
Stereotypes
Simplified overgeneralization of something (usually overexaggerated and untrue)
Ethnocentrism
Belief one's ethnic group is superior (better than) another