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amalgamation

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the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group

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assimilation

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the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture

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culture of prejudice

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the theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture

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discrimination

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prejudiced action against a group of people

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dominant group

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a group of people who have more power in a society than any of the subordinate groups

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ethnicity

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shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion, and more

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expulsion

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when a dominant group forces a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country

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genocide

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the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group

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intersection theory

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theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes

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minority group

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any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment

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model minority

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the stereotype applied to a minority group that is seen as reaching higher educational, professional, and socioeconomic levels without protest against the majority establishment

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pluralism

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represented by the ideal of the United States as a “salad bowl:” a mixture of different cultures where each culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the “flavor” of the whole

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prejudice

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biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people

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racial steering

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when real estate agents direct prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race

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racism

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a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others

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scapegoat theory

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suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group

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segregation

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the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions

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social construction of race

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the school of thought that race is not biologically identifiable

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stereotypes

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oversimplified ideas about groups of people

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subordinate group

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a group of people who have less power than the dominant group

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white privilege

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the benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group