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physical characteristics that distinguish one group from another
race
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the systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of a people because of their presumed race or ethnic group
genocide
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having distinctive cultural characteristics
ethnicity
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people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination
minority group
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the group with most power, greatest privileges, and highest social status
dominant group
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activities designed to discover, enhance, or maintain ethnic and racial identification
ethnic work
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the view that Americans of various backgrounds would blend into a sort of ethnic stew
melting pot
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the act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or a group
discrimination
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prejudic and discrimination on the basis of race
racism
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an attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way
prejudice
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the negative treatment of one person by another on the basis of that person's perceived characteristics
individual discrimination
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the negative treatment of a minority group that is built into a society's instituions; also called systemic discrimination
institutional discrimination
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an individual or group unfairly blamed for someone else's troubles
scapegoat
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Theodor Adorno's term for people who are prejudiced and rank high on sclaes of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, respsect for authority, and submissiveness to superiors
authoritarian personality
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the unemployed; unemployed workers are thought of as being "in reserve" - capitalists take them "out of reserve" (put them back to work) during times of high production and then lay them off (put them back inreserve) when they are no longer needed
reserve labor force
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workers split along racial, ethnic, gender, age, or any other lines; this split is exploited by owners to weaken the bargaining power of workers
split labor market
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seeing certain features of an object or situation, but remaining blind to others
selective perception
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to separate acts from feelings or attitudes
compartmentalize
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forcing a minority group to move
population transfer
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a policy of population elimination, including forcible explusion and genocide
ethnic cleansing
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the policy of economically exploiting minority groups
internal colonialism
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the policy of keeping racial-ethnic groups apart
segragation
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the process of being absorbed into the mainstream culture
assimilation
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a philosophy or political policy that permits or encourages ethnic difference
multiculturalism
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White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; narrowly, an American
WASP
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white immigrants to the United States whose culture differ from that of WASPs
white ethnics
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the sense that better condition are soon to follow, which, if unfulfilled, increase frustration
rising expectations
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