MULTICULTURAL VOCABULARY

DISCRIMINATION
(1)
behavior that treats people unequally because of their group
memberships. Discriminatory behavior, ranging from slights to
hate crimes, often begins with negative stereotypes and
prejudices.
PREJUDICE
(1)
an opinion, prejudgment or attitude about a group or its individual
members. A prejudice can be positive, but in our usage refers to a
negative attitude. Prejudices are often accompanied by ignorance,
fear or hatred. Prejudices are formed by a complex psychological
process that begins with attachment to a close circle of
acquaintances or an "ingroup" such as a family. Prejudice is often
aimed at "outgroups."
STEREOTYPE
(1)
an exaggerated belief, image or distorted truth about a person or
group ! a generali"ation that allows for little or no individual
differences or social variation. #tereotypes are based on images in
mass media, or reputations passed on by parents, peers and other
members of society. #tereotypes can be positive or negative.
BIAS
(2)
a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment
ETHNICITY
(2)
ethnic quality or affiliation$ a particular ethnic affiliation or group
RACE
(2)
a category of human%ind that shares certain distinctive physical
traits
NATIONALITY
(2)
a people having a common origin, tradition, and language and
capable of forming or actually constituting a nationstate$ an ethnic
group constituting one element of a larger unit
ETHNOCENTRISM
(2)
characteri"ed by or based on the attitude that one&s own group is
superior
CULTURE
(2)
the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial,
religious, or social group$ the set of shared attitudes, values,
goals, and practices that characteri"es an institution or
organi"ation$ the set of values, conventions, or social practices
associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic
DIVERSE
(2)
'omposed of distinct or unli%e elements or qualities
MINORITY
(2)
part of a population differing from others in some characteristics
and often subjected to differential treatment
XENOPHOBIA
(2)
fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is
strange or foreign
(1)
http://www.tolerance.org
(2)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/