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58 Cards in this Set
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aesthetic
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concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
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animus
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strong dislike or hostile attitude
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antipathy
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a feeling of intense dislike or aversion
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assimilation
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the merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups
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atavistic
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of or relating to reversion of a former primitive type
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binary oppositions
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two elements in an opposing relationship; constructs the way we see the world through compare and contrast
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blood libel
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a [false] accusation/claim that certain religious minorities (Jews) murder children to use their blood in religious rituals
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blood quantum
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the amount of blood/heritage you must have to be considered a member of an ethnic group (in this case, Native Americans)
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borderism
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a form of discrimination faced by those who cross the color line or do not stick within their own racial group
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capricious
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characterized by sudden unpredictable changes in behavior
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cognitive
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of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning
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colorism
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a practice of discrimination that favors those who with lighter skin compared to those with darker skin
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commodification
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the transformation of goods, ideas, or other entities that may not normally regarded as goods, into a commodity
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continuum
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a continuous extent, series, or whole
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dichotomous
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divided into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
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the “one drop rule”
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part of Jim Crow legislation that held that even the smallest amount of black heritage was sufficient to warrant the designation of “black”
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egalitarian
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a person who believes in the equality of all people
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time
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epidemiology
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the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
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essence
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the basic nature of a “thing” or its significant individual features
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ethnicity
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an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
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ethnosexual
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making it a point to have sex with races and ethnic groups not their own
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eugenics
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the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
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eurocentric
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focused on Europe and the Europeans
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fetishism
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sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish OR the compulsive use of some object
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genome
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the full DNA sequence of an organism
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hegemony
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system of power expressed because it lives within people subconsciously
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identity threat
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the experience of being at risk of confirming, as self-characteristic, a negative stereotype of one’s group
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inscrutable
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not easily understood
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juxtaposition
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a side-by-side position
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melungeons
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people with a mix of white, black, and Native American living in the Southern Appalachians
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miscegenation
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reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
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misogynistic
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exhibiting a hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women
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modernity
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the quality of being current or of the present
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mulatto
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an offspring of a Black and a White parent
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mutable
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subject to change or alteration
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narrative
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
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nativism
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the practice of preserving or reviving an indigenous culture
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nebulous
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lacking definite form or limits
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nihilism
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complete denial of all established authority and institutions
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observation
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the act of making and recording a measurement
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orientalism
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the quality, customs, or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations
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parochial
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narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
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participant
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someone who takes part in an activity
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performativity
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an interdisciplinary term often used to name the capacity of speech and language in particular
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phenotype
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the physical traits from genotype and environment
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praxis
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convention, habit, or custom
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proxy
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a person authorized to act for another
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quotidian
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found in the ordinary course of events; occurring daily
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race
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the way society perceives people; “a doing”
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rebound racism
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racism felt by whites/another group when they choose to cross the color barrier
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reification
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to convert into or regard as a concrete thing
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schema
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an underlying system of classification used to classify, categorize, filter, and select
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signification
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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stereotype
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a belief adopted about specific groups of people that may not always be true
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stratification
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the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
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subliminal
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operating below the threshold of conscious perception
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vernacular
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native or indigenous (language)
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