| A | B |
|---|
| amalgamation | groups combine through intermarriage to form a new group or category |
| assimilation | process of letting go of one cultural identity to become part of a different culture |
| biological race | mistaken notion of a genetically isolated human group |
| class | persons who share similar levels of wealth |
| colonialism | foreign power's maintenance of control over people for an extended period |
| dysfunction | disruptive, negative consequence which may create social instability |
| emigration | movement out of one country to settle in another |
| ethnic cleansing | insidious policy leading to elimination of a subordinate group from a culture |
| ethnic group | group set apart because of nationality or distinctive culture |
| fusion | a minority and majority group combining to form a new group |
| genocide | deliberate, systematic killing of an entire group or population |
| immigration | coming to a new country as a permanent resident |
| migration | general term for any transfer of population |
| panethicity | development of solidarity among ethnic subgroups |
| pluralism | mutual respect among the various groups in a society |
| racism | doctrine or belief that one race is superior to others |
| segregation | act of physically separating dominant and subordinate groups |
| sexism | ideology that one sex is superior to the other |
| stereotypes | unreliable generalizations applied to all members of a category or group |
| stratification | structured ranking of entire groups that perpetuates inequality |
