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Name_________________________ APHuG Vocabulary: Chapter 7—Ethnicities Period___________Directions: In the spaces provided, write a definition in your own words and identify a real-world (or reasonable potential real) example for each term. Attach additional paper, as needed, to this packet when you turn it in on the due date.TermText Page #Paraphrased Definition Real-World ExampleEthnicity227Race227Racism227Racist227Hispanic228Asian American228Asian228African American228-229black228-229Ethnic Homeland---The original physical geography “roots” of a particular ethnic group (aka “motherland”)For most Turks living in Germany (came via guest worker programs), Turkey is still their “homeland” regardless of how many generations their family has been gone.Ethnic landscape---Landscape affected and varied by the ethnic group living thereInfluence of the Basque culture who have settled in the Rocky Mountains outside of Boise, IDEthnic Enclave---A fairly small region occupied by a specific ethnic minority groupArea in northern Spain/southern France where the Basque culture livesEthnic Neighborhood---Similar to ethnic enclave, but within an urban areaChinatown or Little ItalyBarrio---An ethnic neighborhood comprised of HispanicsDuring World War II, large quantities of Hispanics, primarily men, moved into Los Angeles for industrial jobs. They most often lived within the same neighborhoods.Triangular Slave Trade233Sharecropper234Ghetto234White Flight235Blockbusting235Segregation236Segregation Laws (De Jure Segregation)236Cultural Segregation (De Facto Segregation)236Apartheid236Nationality (in general)238Nationality (in the USA)238Nationalism239Centripetal Force239Acculturation---Cultural changes of an individual/group/people by adapting to and/or borrowing traits of another cultureThe five “civilized” tribes of the American southeast embraced many of the political and economic structures of the Europeans/Americans living along the Atlantic coast and Appalachian regionsAssimilation---The blending of minority groups into the dominant societyAs East and Southeast Asian migrants of settled in central Oklahoma they have often incorporated many of the dominant cultural behaviors and attitudes into their own practicesCultural Adaptation---Process by which an individual evolves or modifies his/her personal habits and customs to fit in to a particular cultureWhile visiting South Korea, Mr. Burton had to learn to remove his shoes prior to entering sacred sites/temples and traditional restaurants.Centrifugal Force239Plural Society---A society in which multiple distinct cultural groups maintain their own identity and traditions despite significant interaction with the other groupsNew York City and London on strong examples of plural societiesSocial Distance---The extent to which people are willing to interact and establish relationships with members of racial and ethnic groups other than their ownSocial distance is much larger/more rigid among older generations than it is within younger generations; embraced more by urban than rural peoples.Ethnocentrism---Viewing one’s own culture or ethnicity being superior to all othersThe Nazi view of the “Arian race” was ethnocentrism to an extremeEthnic Conflict---(aka ethnic war) armed conflict between two or more different ethnic groups (civil war is same “nation”/ethnic group)The “civil war” in Lebanon from 1975-1990 was actually an ethnic war in that each religious group perceived itself as a different ethnicity with difference cultural and historic identityEthnic Cleansing246Balkanized251Balkanization251Genocide252 ................
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