Identity Formation and Cultural Influence: Social Categorization and Group Membership Dynamics

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Sociology - Ethnic Studies

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What term describes the identity given to a person by others, often based on societal perceptions?

What is the process called where a person or group's language and culture come to resemble those of another group?

How is the identity called that reflects how a person perceives his or her own self?

What is the process of classifying or sorting perceived information into distinct groups known as?

What term describes identity based on cultural membership and one's identification with a larger cultural group?

What is the classification of people based on shared characteristics such as nationality and tradition called?

What is the term for favoring the ethnic group you belong to over all others?

What is a group called to which we belong and identify with?

What is the pattern of favoring members of one's in-group over out-group members known as?

What term describes the unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own?

What is an identifiable group of people who share a set of values and behaviors, distinct from the larger cultural milieu?

What is a subordinate group whose members have less power and control over their lives than the dominant group called?

What term describes microcultures whose members are forced to express themselves within the dominant mode of expression?

What is a group called to which we do not belong and often treat differently from our in-group?

What term is used to describe cultural pluralism where smaller groups maintain their unique cultural identities?

What is a rigid attitude based on group membership that involves making a prejudgment called?

What is a group called to which we look for meanings and identity?

What is the total combination of one's group roles that forms part of an individual's self-concept called?

What is a set of characteristics that a group or individuals are assumed to have, often without regard to individual attributes?

What is the subtle and indirect form of racism often expressed in the US towards Blacks called?

What term describes societal privileges that benefit white people beyond what is commonly experienced by non-white people?

What is the term for the fear of strangers?

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