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Human Growth/DevCH14
chapter 14 terms from "lifespan development" textbook
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the changes and adjustments that occur when groups of different people come into sustained firsthand contact | acculturation |
| the process in which people begin to identify with the mainstream culture and reject the minority culture | assimilation |
| the negative (or sometimes positive) actions taken toward members of a particular group because of their membership in the group | discrimination |
| how members of ethnic, racial, and cultural minorities view themselves, both as members of their own group and in terms of their relationships with other groups. | ethnic identity |
| the process in which people maintain their own culture while simultaneously seeking to adapt and incorporate the majority culture | integration |
| the process that occurs when people identify neither with their minority culture nor with the majority culture | marginalization |
| the negative (or positive) evaluations or judgments of members of a group that are based primarily on group membership | prejudice |
| the process in which people identify with the ethnic minority culture to which they belong while rejecting or rebuffing the majority culture | separation |
| the theory that adolescents use group membership as a source of pride and self-worth | social identity theory |
| the theory that suggests people develop prejudice and stereotypes about members of various groups in the same way they learn other attitudes, beliefs, and values | social learning view |
| a set of beliefs and expectations about members of a group that are held simply because of their membership in the group | stereotype |