| A | B |
|---|
| black codes | state laws designed to keep Blacks in subservient positions |
| cultural drift | gradual change in values, customs, beliefs of members of a society |
| cumulative causation | Myrdal's circle process where prejudice and discrimination "cause" each other |
| de facto segregation | unequal and differential treatment entrenched in social customs |
| de jure segregation | unequal and differential treatment established by law |
| feminization of poverty | female-headed households living in poverty |
| institutionalized racism | laws legitimize diferential treatment |
| Jim Crow Laws | Southern segregation laws covering use of al public facilities |
| redlining | unwillingness of banks to make loans to lower-income minority groups |
| functional theory | sociological perspective emphasizing societal order and stability |
| conflict theory | sociological perspective emphasizing comnlict as an important influence of life |
| interactionist theory | sociological perspective emphasizing shared interpretations in everyday life |
| prejudice | system of negative beliefs, feelings, and actions regarding certain groups of people |
| discrimination | differential and unequal treatment of groups of people along racial, religious, or ethnic lines |
| racism | false linkage between biology and sociocultural behavior to assert the superiority of a race |
