Title: Culture Vocab
1Culture Vocab
2Racism
- A belief that race is the primary determinant of
human traits. - Ex Racial Profiling
3Prejudice
- Preconceived judgment or opinion
- Everyone has prejudices, sometimes they are
positive
4Hate Crimes
- Crimes committed because of the hatred of others
- In the United States one hate crime is committed
every hour
5White Supremacy
- Ideology which holds that the white race is
superior to other races
6Ku-Klux-Klan
- Underground terrorist group against civil rights.
7Stereotype
- A standardized mental picture that is held in
common by members of a group and that represents
an oversimplified opinion or prejudiced attitude
8Anti-Semitism
- Being racist against the Jewish culture
9Self-fulfilling prophecy
- A prediction that causes itself to come true due
to the simple fact that the prediction was made.
Examples of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy -You think
a certain race dislikes your race so you treat
them poorly, therefore they treat you as though
they dislike you -You expect your new roommate to
be shy so you dont speak much to him after he
moves in, and he therefore does seem shy -A
coach expects his freshmen to be uncoordinated
and unskilled so he does not play them often, and
when he does they are rusty and do not perform
well -Your teacher expects you to do well and
she spends extra time with you preparing for the
exam, so you get an A
10Values
- Things that are important to us