Culture
– is a system of meaning reflected in a groups’,
language, cultural
values, norms, behaviors, and history that is passed on from
one generation
to another through socialization practices and participation
in the groups’
institutions
Racial groups are identified on the basis
of skin-color, physical appearance
and language.
- Race is a socio-political designation with historical and
socio-economic and political roots.
- Race in the United States often is thought to reflect a
group’s culture.
- Race has psychological meaning for group members that may
vary from person to person.
- A person may or may not psychologically identify with the
group he or she is thought to be a member.
Ethnic groups – refers to one’s
nation of origin or one’s religious group
(Jewish). Ethnic group membership may also be reflective of
a person’s
level of acculturation and ethnic identity, the extent to
which one embraces
the ethnic culture and traditions of the group.
People of Color - refers to historically
disenfranchised Americans,
Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islanders,
Native/Indigenous Americans; as well as immigrants and refugees
considered to be of Color irrespective of actual skin-color
and physical
appearance.
Visible racial/ethnic group people - a term
used instead of minority that
refers to Indian, Hispanic, Asian, and African-Americans.
All people belong to a racial and ethnic group
and psychologically identify
such that they endorse particular cultural patterns either
of the dominant
group or of their respective racial-ethnic group. It is also
possible to have
blends of culture and race as seen in people who are bi-cultural
and bi-racial.
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