Match the Term with the Definition

question 37

Short Answer

Match the term with the definition.
1) genocide
2) ethnicity
3) minority group
4) dominant group
5) ethnic work
6) melting pot
7) discrimination
8) prejudice
9) individual discrimination.
10) institutional discrimination
11) authoritarian personality .
12) reserve labor force
13) selective perception.
14) internal colonialism
15) segregation
-A) an act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or a group
B) people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination
C) the negative treatment of a minority group that is built into the fabric of society
D) the view that Americans of various backgrounds would blend into a sort of ethnic stew
E) having distinctive cultural characteristics
F) the negative treatment of one person by another on the basis of that person's perceived characteristics
G) activities designed to discover, enhance, or maintain ethnic and racial identity
H) unemployed workers being held in that status pending periods of economic boom who will be laid off when the boom is over
I) Theodor Adorno's term for people who are prejudiced and rank high on scales of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, and submission to superiors
J) a policy of economically exploiting minority groups
K) the group with the most power, greatest privileges, and highest social status
L) the policy of keeping racial-ethnic groups apart
M) the act of seeing certain features of an object or situation, but remaining blind to others
N) the systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of people because of their presumed race or ethnic group
O) an attitude usually expressed in a negative way

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Definitions:

Mnemonic Device

Strategy to aid memory.

Elaboration

The process of adding more detail or information to something, often used to enhance memory or understanding.

First Five Presidents

Refers to the initial five presidents of the United States: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe, who served in office from 1789 to 1825.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on a specific aspect of information while ignoring other perceivable information.