Identity Unit Review

The process whereby one group or individual's culture is absorbed into another, creating one single cultural entity, giving up distinct group or individual identity.

• Assimilation

• Bias

• Stereotype

• Perspective

What impacts identity? Choose all that apply.

• Family

• Friends

• The community you live in

• Organizations you belong to

A preference either for or against an individual or group that affects fair judgment.

• Assimilation

• Community

• Discrimination

• Bias

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

• Cohort

• Culture

• Community

• Pod

The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

• Culture

• Community

• Cohort

Unfair treatment of one person or group of people because of the person or group’s identity (e.g., race, gender, ability, religion, culture, etc.). This is an action.

• Bias

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

the condition of having or being composed of differing elements

especially : the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization

• variety

• diversity

• adversity

• community

What is the distinguishing character or personality of an individual? Type your answer in all lower case letters.

(a)  

True or False: Stereotyping can lead to prejudice which can lead to discrimination.

• True

• False

Judging or having an idea about someone or a group of people before you actually know them. This is often directed toward people in a certain identity group (race, religion, gender, etc.).

• Discrimation

• Favoring

• Prejudice