Ethnic Studies - Unit 1 Review

group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than do the members of a dominant or majority group

• Dominant Group

• Minority Group

• Majority Group

• Religious Minority

Socially set apart because of obvious physical differences (ex. skin color)

• Religious Group

• Racial Group

• Ethnic Group

• Gender Group

set apart from others because of national origin or distinctive cultural practices

• Ethnic Group

• Racial Group

• Religious Group

• Gender Group

set apart because of association with a religion other than the dominant faith

• Racial Group

• Ethnic Group

• Religious Group

• Gender Group

Set apart based on gender (ex. females are social minority, despite being numerous and not meeting all the characteristics of a minority group)

• Racial Group

• Ethnic Group

• Gender Group

• Religious Group

A feeling that a certain racial group is inherently superior to another

• Racial Formation

• Religious Group

• Racism

• Integration

A sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhibited, transformed, and destroyed.

• Racial Groups

• Racial Formation

• Biological Race

• Ethnic History

This perspective looks at society as a living organism, where different aspects play a function or dysfunction in society

• Social Conflict Perspective

• Functionalist Perspective

• Labeling Theory

This perspective looks at society as being in a constant state of conflict where different groups compete for a finite amount of resources

• Functionalist Perspective

• Social Conflict Perspective

• Labeling Theory

• Social Identity Theory

unreliable, exaggerated generalization about all members of a group that don’t consider individual differences

• Racism

• Discrimination

• Stereotype

• Embellishment