| A | B |
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| race | category of people who share inherited physical characteristics and who are preceived by others as being a distinct group |
| ethnicity | set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes one group from another group |
| ethnic group | individuals who share a common cultural background and a common sense of identity |
| minority group | category of people who share physical characteristics or cultural practices that result in the group being denied equal treatment |
| discrimination | denial of equal treatment to individuals based on their group membership |
| prejudice | unsupported generalization about a category of people |
| legal discrimination | discrimination that is upheld by law |
| institutionalized discrimination | discrimination that is an outgrowth of the structure of society |
| stereotyped | oversimplified, exaggerated, or unfavorable generalization about a category of people |
| slavery | ownership of one group of people by another group |
| racism | belief that one's own race or ethnic group is naturally superior to other races or ethnic groups |
| scapegoating | practice or placing blame for one's troubles on an innocent individual or group |
| white ethnics | collective reference to immigrants from the predominantly Catholic countries of Ireland, Italy, France, Poland, and Greece |
| assimilation | blending of culturally distinct groups into a single group with a common culture and indentity |
| segregation | physical seperation of a minority group from the dominant group |
| ethnic cleansing | the process of removing a group from a particular area through terror, expulsion, and mass murder |
| genocide | extermination aimed at intentionally destroying an entire targeted population |
