Chapter 11 Sociology

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Across
  1. 4. biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people
  2. 6. the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture
  3. 7. A group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment
  4. 9. a group of people who have less power than the dominant group
  5. 10. the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions
  6. 11. the practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and business located in predominately minority communities
  7. 14. A shared culture, which may include heritage, language, religion, and more
  8. 17. the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group
  9. 18. a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others
  10. 19. the prejudiced action against a group of people
Down
  1. 1. a person who opposes racism and acts for racial justice
  2. 2. a theory that suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group
  3. 3. A mixture of different cultures where each culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the “flavor” of the whole
  4. 5. oversimplified ideas about groups of people
  5. 8. the theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes
  6. 12. a group of people who have more power in a society
  7. 13. the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group
  8. 15. the belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group
  9. 16. the act of a dominant group forcing a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country