unit 1 ethnic studies vocab

Identity:

• An individual's perception of others

• Purely one's physical appearance

• An individuals perception of ones self

• Something you are born with and is entirely unchangeable

What is a citizen?

• a person who resides within a country

• a member of the military

• a legally recognized member of a country.

• a person who resides in a city and practices Zen Buddhism

A _______ has many characteristics such as norms, symbols, and customs.

Correctly label the social class system of the United States

a

b

c

Middle Class

Upper class

Working Class

What best describes Ethnicity?

• Shared eye color, height, and hair color

• Shared favorite food, music taste, and clothing style

• Shared race, political views, and education level

• Shared ancestral background and common language

Which of the following best describes gender?

• Both the biological characteristics and socially constructed ideas of being male or female

• biological characteristics of male and female

• the socially constructed ideas and norms associated with being male or female

• None are true

What is intersectionality?

• the separation of social categorizations creating overlapping systems that benefits everyone

• the concept of only focusing on one social categorization such as race or gender at a time

• the belief that social categorizations do not intersect or overlap

• the interconnected nature of social categorizations creating overlapping systems of discrimination

An ethnic group that has different cultural traditions than the primary ethnic group of a country is called a ________.

Nationality is

• Belonging to a particular country by birth or naturalization.

• The currency used in a country
• The language spoken in a country
• Being a citizen of the world

Define Race

• Race is a categorization of humans based on physical characteristics.
• Race is a classification based in scientific fact

• Race is a term used to describe cultural differences between ethnic groups

• Race is a type of competition involving running.