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GEOG2 - Identity Race Ethnicity
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
10/03/2015

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Term

 

 

 

Ethnicity

Definition

 

 

A culture associated with a place

Term
Ethos
Definition
The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs or aspirations
Term
archetypes
Definition
people that a particular society views as embodying the best qualities.
Term
Counterculture
Definition

a particular movement within a culture that stands in contrast to the norms, values, and fashions of the moment.

 

Punk rockers, goth, hippies

Term
Scale: National, Cultural
Definition

 

● Cultures tend to cluster, naturally (what about embracing diversity?)

● Nation-States

● Urban layout 

Term
Los Angeles: Understanding cultural enclaves.
Definition

Asians

Blacks

Whites

Hispanics

Integrated

Term
Ethnicity
Definition
A culture associated with a place
Term
Ethos
Definition
The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs or aspirations
Term
United States
Definition

 Opportunities, freedom, rights, hard work, economic opportunity, individualism 

 

Historical explanation Contradictions:

Racial issues/slavery

Term
Urban Segregation
Definition
Keeping people of a particular race or ethnicity (often minority groups) away from mainstream populations.
Term
Barrioization
Definition
When the population of a neighborhood changes over largely to Hispanics. Changes in cultural landscapes to reflect changing populations. Strife usually tied to economic change
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Invasion & Succession
Definition
Occurs when one racial or ethnic group replaces another, over time.
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Residential segregation
Definition

 

Racialized divisions of labor

Racial categories defined by governments

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