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Race and Ethnicity: Prejudice and Racism

Author: Zach Lamb

Race and Ethnicity: Prejudice and Racism

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain

Video Transcript
Terms to Know
Ethnicity

Shared cultural characteristics, or shared ancestral origins.

Minority

A group that is different from the dominant majority, usually judged according to race, ethnicity, or gender.

Prejudice

An attitude or judgment about another group usually involving stereotypes.

Race

The socially constructed meaning of human traits such as skin color, facial shape, eye color, and hair texture.

Racism

Prejudiced ideas and stereotypes put into action.

Stereotype

A statement of questionable validity that is indiscriminately applied to all members of a group.