Ethnic Studies Vocabulary/Concepts Review

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Systems and structures in organizations that have procedures or processes that disadvantage African Americans

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systemic racism

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who a person is, or the qualities of a person or a group that make them different from others

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identity

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treated as less important or less significant

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marginalized

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True or False? Hispanic relates to Spanish speaking countries, especially those of Latin America.

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True

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There are 6 different categories of race used by the U.S. Census when collecting demographic data. Name the MISSING ONE from this list: White, Black or African Americans, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and Some Other Race.

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Asian

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an ethnic group forming a part of one or more political countries; the status of belonging to a particular country

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nationality

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the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed an offense

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racial profiling

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a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong

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stereotype

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something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition; something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion

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heritage

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each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics; used to categorize people who share biological traits that a society thinks are important

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race