Afrocentric perspective - Answers an emphasis on the customs of african cultures and how they have
pervaded the history, culture and behavior of Blacks in the United States and around the world
amalgamation - Answers the process by which a dominant group and a subordinate group combine
through intermarriage to form a new group
assimilation - Answers the process by which a subordinate individual or group takes on the
characteristics of the dominant group
biological race - Answers the mistaken notion of a genetically isolated human group
blaming the victim - Answers portraying the problems of racial and ethnic minorities as their fault rather
than recognizing society's responsibilities
class - Answers as defined by max weber, people who share similar levels of wealth
colonialism - Answers a foreign power's maintenance of political social economic and cultural
dominance over people for and extended period
conflict perspective - Answers a sociological approach that assumes that the social structure is best
understood in terms of conflict or tension between competing groups
dysfunction - Answers an element of society that may disrupt a social system or decrease its stability
emigration - Answers leaving a country to settle in another
ethnic cleansing - Answers forced deportation of people accompanied by systematic violence
ethnic group - Answers a group set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural
patterns
functionalist perspective a sociological - Answers a sociological approach emphasizing how parts of a
society are structured to maintain it stability
fusion - Answers a minority and a majority group combining to form a new group
genocide - Answers the deliberate systematic killing of an entire people or nation
globalization - Answers worldwide integration of government policies cultures social movements and
financial markets through trade movements of people and the exchange of ideas
immigration - Answers coming into a new country as a permanent resident
intelligence quotient - Answers the ratio of a persons mental age as computed by an IQ test to his or her
chronological age multiplied by 100