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Chap. 5 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another |
| barrioization | the dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a given neighborhood (barrio=neighborhood) |
| creolization | the blending of African, European, and some Amerindian cultural elements into the unique sociocultural systems found in the Carribean |
| dowry deaths | the murder or suicide of a married woman caused by a dispute over her dowry (the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband or his family in marriage) |
| ethnic culture | culture that is unique for a group of people based on a common place of origin, beliefs, values, and traditions over time |
| ethnicity | affiliation or identity within a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture |
| ethnocentrism | belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group |
| gender | a culture's assumptions about the differences between men and women: their 'characters', and the roles they play in society |
| gendered | in terms of place, whether the place is designed for or claimed by men or women |
| identifying against | when we first define the "other" and then we define ourselves as "not the other" |
| identity | "how we make sense of ourselves", or how people see themselves at different scales |
| multiculturalism | the presence of, or support of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society |
| place | the uniqueness of a location |
| queer theory | an approach to literary and cultural study that rejects traditional categories of gender and sexuality |
| race | a categorization of humans based on skin color and other characteristics |
| racism | prejudices and discrimination based on cultural differences between ethnic or racial groups |
| residential segregation | the physical separation of two or more groups into different neighborhoods |
| sense of place | a strong identity that is deeply felt by inhabitants and visitors |
| space | social relations stretched out |
| succession | process by which new immigrants to a city move to and dominate or take over areas or neighborhoods occupied by older immigrant groups ex: Puerto Ricans in East Harlem taking place of Jews |
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