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PBA #3
Culture, Conflict, and Identity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cultural Identity | The mix of groups a person belongs to — including their nationality, religion, language, and traditions — that shapes how they see themselves and how others see them. |
| Ethnicity | A group of people who share a common background, including ancestry, language, culture, and sometimes religion. |
| Nationality | The country a person belongs to, either by birth or by citizenship. |
| Customs & Traditions | The practices, celebrations, and ways of doing things that are passed down within a cultural group over many generations. |
| Heritage | The history, traditions, and values that are passed down from one generation to the next within a cultural group. |
| Norms | The unwritten rules of a society — the behaviors and expectations that most people in a group consider normal or acceptable. |
| Marginalized | Pushed to the outside of society and treated as less important. Marginalized groups often have less power, fewer rights, or less representation than others. |
| Survey | A set of questions asked to a large group of people to gather information about their opinions or experiences. |
| Median | The middle value in a set of data. In this source, "median" refers to the typical response across all respondents for a survey |
| Respondents | The people who answered a survey. |
| National Identity | A person's sense of belonging to a particular country, based on shared language, customs, history, and values. |
| Conflict | A serious disagreement or struggle between groups of people — often involving violence — that can be caused by differences in religion, ethnicity, land, or political power. |
| Migration | The movement of people from one place to another, often to escape danger, find safety, or seek a better life. |
| Displacement | Being forced to leave your home — usually because of war, violence, or disaster — and having no safe place to return to. |
| Refugee | A person who has been forced to flee their home country because of war, persecution, or violence, and who cannot safely return. |
| Globalization | The process by which the world's countries, economies, and cultures become more connected to each other — which can lead to both the sharing and the loss of cultural identity. |
| Acculturation | The process of adapting to a new culture while still holding on to parts of your original culture. This often happens when people migrate to a new country. |
| Assimilation | When a person or group fully adopts the culture of a new country, often losing or setting aside their original cultural identity in the process. |
| Asylum Seeker | A person who has left their home country and is asking another country for protection and the right to stay safely. |
| Integration | The process of combining cultures in one place while allowing people to keep their own cultural identity. Different from assimilation — integration doesn't require giving up who you are. |
| Multiculturalism | The presence of many different cultural groups living together in one society, with each group's identity respected and valued. |
| Persecution | The cruel and unfair treatment of a group of people because of their religion, ethnicity, race, or political beliefs. |
| Occupied Territory | Land that is controlled by a foreign government or military, often by force. The people living there may not have full rights or self-governance. |
| Ceasefire | A temporary agreement to stop fighting, usually while peace talks are being held. |
| Militant | A person who uses aggressive or violent methods to fight for a political or religious cause. |
| Ancestral | Related to one's ancestors — the family members who lived long before you. |
| Genocide | The deliberate killing of a large group of people based on their ethnicity, religion, or nationality. |
| Divisionism | A term used in Rwanda to describe speech or actions that could deepen divisions between ethnic groups. |
| Decree | An official order given by a government or authority that has the force of law. |
| Dissent | The act of disagreeing with or opposing an official policy or government decision. |
| Sectarian | Related to conflict between groups that belong to different religious or political factions. |
| Segregation | The forced separation of groups of people, often based on race, ethnicity, or religion. |
| Reconciliation | The process of rebuilding trust and repairing relationships between groups that have been in conflict with each other. |
| Peace Walls | Physical barriers built in Northern Ireland to separate Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods. Originally meant to reduce violence, many still stand today as symbols of continued division. |
Created by:
Mr. Hine