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Unit 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prejudice | an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc |
| racism | the systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of another |
| segregation | the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group |
| intolerance | unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own. |
| oppression | prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. |
| discrimination | the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. |
| adversity | difficulties; misfortune |
| diversity | including people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations |
| moderation | not doing something in excess or to an extreme degree; in small amounts |
| carol | a song, especially of joy |