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25 Cards in this Set
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Mosaic
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The idea that individuals can maintain their culture and identity while still being a respected part of the larger society
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Melting pot
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A metaphor for the absorption and assimilation of immigrants into the mainstream of society so that ethnic differences vanish
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Multicultural education
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Education that teaches the value of cultural diversity
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Culture
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The knowledge, rules, traditions, attitudes, and values that guide the behaviour of a group of people and allow them to solve the problems of living in their environment
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Socioeconomic status (SES)
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Relative standing in the society based on income, power, background, and prestige
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Resistance culture
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Group values and beliefs about refusing to adopt the behaviour and attitudes of the majority culture
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Tracking
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Assignment to different classes and academic experiences based on achievements
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Ethnicity
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A cultural heritage shared by a group of people
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Race
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A group of people who share common biological traits that are seen as self-defining by the people of the group
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Minority group
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A group of people who have been socially disadvantaged - not always a minority in actual numbers
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Prejudice
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Prejudgment, or irrational generalization about an entire category of people
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Stereotype
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Schema that organizes knowledge or perceptions of a category
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Discrimination
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Treating particular categories of people unequally
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Stereotype threat
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The extra emotional and cognitive burden that one's performance in an academic situation might confirm a stereotype that others hold
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Sexual identity
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A complex combination of beliefs and orientations about gender roles and sexual orientation
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Gender-role identity
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Beliefs about characteristics and behaviour associated with one gender as opposed to the other
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Gender schemas
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Organized networks of knowledge about what it means to be male or female
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Gender biases
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Different views of males and females, often favouring one gender over the other
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Heritage language programs
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Programs that offer opportunities for students to receive instruction in their own language
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Culturally inclusive classrooms
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Classrooms in which procedures, rules, grouping strategies, attitudes, and teaching methods do not cause conflicts with the students' culturally influenced ways of learning and interacting
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Collectivism/interdependent societies
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Societies in which it is more important to connect with others than distinguish yourself
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Sociolinguistics
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The study of formal and informal rules for how, when, and what, to whom, and how long to speak in conversations within cultural groups
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Participation structures
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The formal and informal rules for how to take part in a given activity
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Culturally relevant pedagogy
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Excellent teaching for students from visible minorities that includes academic success and developing/maintaining cultural competence and critical consciousness to challenge the status quo
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Resilience
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The ability to adapt successfully in spite of difficult circumstances and threats to development
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