A set of cognitive generalizations (e.g., beliefs, expectations) about the qualities and characteristics of the members of a group or social category.
The processes by which groups or individuals adjust the social and cultural values, ideas, beliefs, and behavioral patterns of their culture of origin to those of a different culture.
A negative attitude toward another person or group formed in advance of any experience with that person or group.
Social categorization based on an individual’s membership in or identification with a particular cultural or ethnic group
The distinctive customs, values, beliefs, knowledge, art, and language of a society or a community.
An individual’s beliefs and attitudes about their ethnic-racial group, including beliefs about others’ views and the processes by which these beliefs and attitudes develop. (3 words.)
An individual’s sense of self defined by (a) a set of physical, psychological, and interpersonal characteristics that is not wholly shared with any other person and (b) a range of affiliations (e.g., ethnicity) and social roles.
When individuals maintain their original culture while still seeking to participate as an integral part of the larger social network.
When there is an unwillingness or inability of individuals to identify with and participate in either their culture of origin or that of the dominant group.
A socially defined concept sometimes used to designate a portion, or “subdivision,” of the human population with common physical characteristics, ancestry, or language
Behaviors, practices, and social regularities that communicate information and worldviews about race and ethnicity to children.