What is the process called by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group?

fusion occurs when a minority and a majority group combine to form a new group A+B+C=D

the process by which a dominant group and a subordinate group combine through intermarriage to form a new group A+B+C=D

the process by which a subordinate individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant group Ex A+B+C=A

a general term that describes any transfer of population

leaving a country to settle in another

coming into a new country as a permanent resident

a group that is socially set apart because of obvious physical differences

the mistaken notion of a genetically isolated human group

a structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpretates unequal rewards and power in society, its based off 2 systems open and closed

The status of being between two cultures at the same time, such as the status of Jewish immigrants in the United States.

functionalist perspective 

a approach that emphasizes how parts of society are structured to maintain its stability

a state in which people of all races and ethnicities are distinct but have equal social standing without any prejudice or hostility

deficit model of ethnic identity

ones ethnicity is viewed by others as a factor of subtracting away the characteristics corresponding to some ideal ethnic type

Pilgrimage to Mecca to be completed at least once in a muslims lifetime

struggle against the enemies of Allah usually taken to mean one's own internal struggle.

self image and worldview that is a combination of religious faith, cultural background based on nationality and current residency

what are 6 patterns of race and ethnic relations

1. segregation 2. fusion/amalgamation 3. assimilation 4. population transfer 5. explusion dominant groups force them to leave 6. genocide

the simplistic view of the people and history of the Orient with no recognition of change over time or the diversity within its many cultures.

ones class, race, gender that defines an individual or group

views everything as a symbol, a symbol that meaningfully represents something else

a special symbol that is important to people Ex. religion, a uniform

1. immunity from criticism 2. moral corruption that attends immunity from criticism

5 characteristics shared by subordinate/minority group

1. unequal unjust treatment 2. distinguishing physical/cultural traits 3. involuntary membership 4. awareness of subordination 5. ingroup message

occurs when a foreign power maintains political, social, economic, and cultural domination over a people for an extended period.

how are subordinate groups formed

1. migration can be forced 2. annexiation incorporation on nearby, often attached land 3. colionalism

cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements including patterns of inequality.

The tendency to judge ethnic group by the standards of ones own, its a cultural judgement not racial, it a cultural universal, its territoriality ethnic groups often occupy a distinct territory, its a psychological dimension its a sense of people hood and impermeable boundary you can not become one of them

1. cultural and social pluralism= 2 or 3 separate institutional structures serving 2 separate populations having the same function

refers to the immigrants and there descendants from the countries that now make up the Arab world

A variety of garments that allow women to follow guidelines of modest dress

mutual respect between the various groups in a society for one anothers cultures, allowing minorities to express their own culture without experiencing prejudice or hostility

the physical separation of two groups, often imposed on a subordinate group by the dominant group.

incorporation on nearby, often attached land usually by takeover or force

a sociological approach that assumes that social structure is best understood in terms of tension or conflict between competing groups

a group in a larger society that displays a unique set of secular cultural traits

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

An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed  as deviants while other engaged in the same behavior are not. symbolic interactionism is also called labeling theory

2 major point of Holocaust

1. internal hatred for Jews 2. it makes it look like a unique event in human history

1967 silence of holocaust

the conformist policies of the american Jewish leadership and political climate of postwar america and west Germany becomes a US ally against communism

what central features characterize middle men miniority

1. intermediaries between consumers and producers as retailers, money lenders 2. intermediaries socially between social groups who interact better through a 3rd party

a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life

social patterns of middle men minority

1. family ties 2. commercial ties 3. education 4. political activity

Sunnis and Shi'is or shiites

Jewish political movement that stood to support the self determination of the jewish people in a sovereign jewish national homeland.

the tendency to respond to and act on a basis of stereotypes a predisposition that can lead one to validate false definitions

1. material which is artifacts, physical objects created by humans in a a society or subgroup 2. non material abstract human creations such as beliefs, rituals, norms, customs and myths

my ethnicity (language) is Puerto Rican

1. Hispanic is a language 2. Latino is a location 3. Anglophone (english) is a language 4. Jewish is a religion

What is it called when a minority group is absorbed into the dominant group?

What is it called when a minority group is absorbed into the dominant group quizlet?

Is the process by which a minority group or individual gives up their own identity by taking on the characteristics of the dominant culture?

Which term refers to the physical separation of two groups of people in terms of residence workplace and social functions?