Ethnic Studies Vocab

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Race

The social classification of someone's physical appearance depending on where they come from.

Ethnicity

The ancestry based off the geographical location someone comes from, classified into cultures that are in that area.

Culture

The practices, beliefs, and traditions an ethnicity has.

Shallow Culture

Commonly seen and known traits that can be understood by anyone, like clothing and expressional traits.

Deep Culture

Practices that have a deeper meaning than normal, like philosophy and morals.

Nationality

Official documentation of where you come from.

National Identity

The sense of belonging in a certain country/group in a region.

Multiculturalism

Multiple cultures in one society.

Stereotypes

The common way the human mind generalizes a culture without proper understanding; it could be correct, incorrect, or exaggerated.

Media Stereotypes

Generalizations from propaganda/creative traits someone made out of nothing.

Bias

The assumption of someone based off of stereotypes without any real information beforehand.

Colonization

The controlling of a land with a culture’s people. This can be destructive if another person’s already on it.

Hegemony

The dominant and most known/accepted culture.

Geography

Natural physical features of a region.

Human Geography

Physical features of humanity, from populations, to cities/structures, to culturally hegemonic areas.