| A | B |
|---|
| assimilation | Blending of a culturally distinct groups into a single group with a common culture and identity. (p. 243) |
| cultural pluralism | Policy that allows each group in society to keep its unique cultural identity. (p. 242) |
| de facto segregation | segregation based on informal norms (p. 243) |
| de jure segregation | Segregation based on laws. (p. 243) |
| discrimination | Denial of equal treatment to individuals based on their group membership. (p. 238) |
| ethnic cleansing | The process of removing a group from a particular area through terror, expulsion and mass murder. (p. 246) |
| ethnic group | Individuals who share a common cultural background and common sense of identity. (p. 233) |
| ethnicity | Sec of cultural characteristics that distinguished one group from another. (p. 233) |
| genocide | Extermination aimed at intentionally destroying an entire targeted population. (p. 244) |
| institutionalized discrimination | Discrimination that is an outgrowth of the structure of society. (p. 239) |
| legal discrimination | Discrimination that is upheld by law. (p. 239) |
| minority group | Category of people who share physical characteristics or cultural practices that result in the group being denied equal treatment. (p. 235) |
| prejudice | Unsupported generalizations about a category of people. (p. 238) |
| race | Category of people who share inherited characteristics and who are perceived by others as being a distinct group. (p. 232) |
| racism | Belief that one's own race or ethnic group is naturally superior to other races or ethnic groups. (p. 240) |
| scapegoating | Practice of placing blame for one's troubles on an innocent individual or group. (p. 240) |
| segregation | Physical separation of a minority group from the dominant group. (p. 243) |
| self fulfilling prophecy | Prediction that results in behavior that makes the prediction come true. (p. 239) |
| slavery | Ownership of one group of people by another group of people. (p. 244) |
| stereotype | Oversimplified, exaggerated or unfavorable generalizations about a category of people. (p. 239) |
| subjugation | Maintaining control over a group through force. (p. 244) |
| white ethnics | Collective reference to immigrants from the predominately Catholic countries of Ireland, Italy, France, Poland and Greece. |
