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AP Human
Ch. 5 Vocab
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Geography
10th Grade
11/06/2009

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gender
Definition
social differences between men and women
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identity
Definition
how we make sense of ourselves
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identifying against
Definition
constructing an identity by first defining "other" and then defining ourselves as "not the other".
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race
Definition
a categorization of humans based on skin color and other physical characteristics
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racism
Definition
an ideology of difference that ascribes significance and meaning to culturally, socially, and politically constructed ideas based on phenotypical features
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residential segragation
Definition
the degree to which two or more groups live separately from one another, in different parts from one another, in different parts of an urban environment
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invasion and succession
Definition
process by which new immigrants to a city move to and dominate or take over areas or neighborhoods occupied by older immigrant groups
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sense of place
Definition
state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that place or by labeling a place with a certain character
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ethnicity
Definition
affiliation or identity within a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture
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space
Definition
social relations stretched out
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place
Definition
particular articulations of those social relations as they have come together, over time, in that particular location
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gendered
Definition
in terms of places, places designed for women or men
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queer theory
Definition
highlights the contextual nature of opposition to the heteronormative and focuses on the political engagement of "queers" with the heteronormative
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dowry deaths
Definition
disputes over the price to be paid by the family of the bride to the father of the groom have led to the death of the bride
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barrioization
Definition
the dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a given neighborhood
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