Flashcards on Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination
Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination: A Student's Guide
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# Racism
34 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the definition of race, according to the content?
Answer: Race is the division of humanity into biological groups based on physical differences (hair type, skin color, facial features, height).
Card 2
Question: What is an ethnic group, according to the content?
Answer: An ethnic group has a specific culture and way of life, based on shared origin, customs, dress, religion, or language.
Card 3
Question: What is the difference between race and an ethnic group?
Answer: Race refers to biological/physical differences; an ethnic group refers to cultural characteristics and way of life.
Card 4
Question: Name three main racial groups mentioned in the text.
Answer: Mongoloid, Caucasoid, Negroid.
Card 5
Question: What are the typical characteristics of the Mongoloid race, according to the text?
Answer: Straight black hair, medium-wide noses, yellowish-brown skin, shorter stature; examples: Eskimos, Chinese, Native Americans.
Card 6
Question: What are the characteristics of the Caucasoid race, according to the text?
Answer: Wavy blond to dark brown hair, narrow noses, pink to brown skin, often significant body hair in men; examples: Arabs, Europeans, Jews, Indians, Pakist
Card 7
Question: What physical characteristics does the text describe for the Negroid race?
Answer: Kinky thick hair, wide noses, thick lips, blackish to brownish skin; examples: most sub-Saharan Africans, Melanesians.
Card 8
Question: According to the presentation, what is the significance of environmental adaptation for the emergence of racial differences?
Answer: Racial differences arose as adaptations of characteristics that help survival in different environments (e.g., melanin pigmentation, iris color, nose
Card 9
Question: According to the text, what are racism and xenophobia in a general sense?
Answer: Racism is a prejudice that views others as physically different; xenophobia is fear or dislike of foreigners. Both lead to discrimination.
Card 10
Question: How does the text define prejudice?
Answer: Prejudice is an irrational negative attitude towards people due to their membership in a group (e.g., skin color or a lifestyle based on religion).