Class on November 15th and 16th

We worked on our notes on race. Expect a summative on Monday the 21st.

Race, Ethnicity, and Hate Crimes—Sociology

Name:                                                         

Terms to Define

Minority Group:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Race:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Ethnic Group:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Ethnocentrism:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Xenophobia:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Assimilation:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Cultural Pluralism:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Prejudice:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Discrimination:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Racism:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Hate Crime:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Stereotype:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Concepts to Understand (aka, essays on your test)

Assess what makes a minority group a minority group.

Give examples of ethnocentrism.

Differentiate between the four patterns of assimilation.

Analyze the explanations of prejudice.

Differentiate between prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping.

Critique what hate crimes are and why some people take criticism with the idea of hate crimes.

Draw conclusions about the struggles and successes one minority group in America has experienced.