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Chapter 11 vocab
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
11/03/2008

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Race
Definition
a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important
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Ethnicity
Definition
a shared cultural heritage
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Minority
Definition
any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates
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Prejudice
Definition
a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people
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Stereotype
Definition
an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category
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Social Distance
Definition
refers to how closely people are willing to interact with members of som category
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