Monday, May 28, 2012

blog entry number 2

LOL!! THIS CLASS IS GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING! :-)

Definitions


Cultural- Of or relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society.

Ethnicity-The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.

Stereotype-A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing:  Examples: All blacks eat watermelon and fried chicken, All hispanic do landscaping, All whites are racist.

Prejudice-Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience typically about a race of people. However can include such things as religion and women.

Discrimination- The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, esp. on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Isms- A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group

Oppressions-Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control by an authority.

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