Unit 2: Resilience/Born a Crime Vocabulary Words

Racism

the belief that one race is superior to others, leading to prejudice or discrimination against people of different races.

Resilience

an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

Apartheid

A policy of racial segregation in South Africa.

Memoir

a narrative composed from personal experience

Democracy

A type of government that is ruled by the people in which citizens get to elect their representatives.

Discrimination

the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

Anti-apartheid

Opposing or being against apartheid or segregation of races.

Linguist

Someone who studies languages and speaks them well.

Homogeneity

the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind.

Discourse

Communication, specifically spoken or written language that forms conversation.

Stereotype

a generalized belief about a particular category of people.

Disciplinarian

a person who believes in or practices firm discipline.