| A | B |
|---|
| minority | a group of people with physical or cultural traits different from the dominant group |
| race | people sharing physical characteristics |
| ethnic minority | group identified by cultural, religious, or national characteristics |
| assimilation | the blending or fusing of minorit groups into the dominant society |
| cultural pluralism | desire of a group to maintain a separate sense of identity from the dominant group |
| genocide | the effort to destroy an entire population |
| subjugation | process by which a minority is denied equal access to the benefits of a society |
| de jure segregation | denial of equal access based on the law |
| de facto segregation | denial of equal access based on practice |
| prejudice | negative attitudes toward a group |
| racism | extreme prejudic that assumes superiority of one group over others |
| discrimination | treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or culture |
| hate crime | a criminal act motivated by prejudice |
| stereotype | oversimplified image applied to a category of people |
| self-fulfilling prophecy | an expectation that leads to a behavior that causes the expectation to come true |
| institutionalized discrimination | unfair practices that grow out of common behaviors that are a part of the structure of society |
| hidden unemployment | unemployment that includes people not normally counted in the traditional unemployment categories |
