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Soc 101: Chapter 8
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- 1symbolic ethnicityan ethnic identity that is only relevant on specific occasions and does not significantly impact everyday life.
- 2situational ethnicityan ethnic identity that can be either displayed or concealed depending on its usefulness in a given situation
- 3racisma 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
- 4double-conciousnessWEB DuBois`s term for divided identity experienced by blacks in America
- 5emodied identitythose elements of identity that are generated through others` perceptions of our physical traits
- 6miscegenationromantic, sexual, or marital relationships between people of different races
- 7internal colonialismthe economic and political subjugation of the minority group by the dominant group by the dominant group within a nation
- 8pluralismcultural pattern of intergroup relations that encourages racial and ethnic variation and acceptance within a society
- 9Explain 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
- 10Describe 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
- 11Explain race and ethnicity in terms of conflict theory.majority groups use racism and ethnocentrism to protect their interests
- 12symbolic interactionismrace and ethnicity are created symbolically in everyday interactions
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- Race and Ethnicity as Lived Experience
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