English key vocab and concepts

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Colonialism
A policy in which countries take over other countries and extend their
authority over the native populations, usually for economic and resource gains. The
colonising country usually imposes their own beliefs, cultures, traditions, and practices
onto the i
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Dual identity
describes the way people identify with both the country and ethnicity
which their family descend from, and the country and community that they grow up in.
Dual identities provide rich, multi-cultural upbringings, but for some people these can
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Race
The physical and genetic characteristics by which people are grouped, eg. Black,
White, Latinx, etc. Sociologists argue that it is a concept to define bodies and that there
are no real biological differences.
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Prejudice
An unfair and unreasonable opinion formed about someone or something,
usually without enough knowledge of a subject or topic first.
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Discrimination
Prejudices that are acted upon; when people are treated worse based
on characteristics such as their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
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Segregation
The institutional separation of people from the main body of society.
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Oppression
A situation in which people are governed or ruled in an unfair and cruel
way, and have less access to freedoms and opportunities some may take for granted.
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Inequality
The condition of being unfairly set up for others; inequality means that
some people will always come away with more than others.
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Poverty
When people don’t have enough income or material possessions to meet their
basic needs, i.e. Food, water, shelter, hygiene.
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Tradition
A belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society have
continued to follow for a long period of time.
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Culture
An umbrella term that covers the social behaviours, beliefs, arts, laws, and
norms practiced by different societies and groups.
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Subservient
When someone is considered less important, and is expected to
do what others want them to do.
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Ignorance
The state of being unaware; having a lack of knowledge or
understanding about something.
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Alienation
The experience of being separated from a group or community,
often causing hostility and sadness.
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Multiculturalism
The preservation of different cultures or cultural identities
within a unified society, as a state or nation.
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Bewilderment
The experience of being overwhelmed by something, usually
something confusing.
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Displacement
When someone is forced out of their home or country of
residence.
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Diaspora
A group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland,
especially involuntarily, e.g. Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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Autonomy
Having independence and freedom over your choices and
actions.
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Oppressive
When someone rules in an unjust, tyrannical, and controlling
way, and doesn’t show care for their people.
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Reverence
A feeling of deep respect, and even awe, for someone or
something.
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describes the way people identify with both the country and ethnicity
which their family descend from, and the country and community that they grow up in.
Dual identities provide rich, multi-cultural upbringings, but for some people these can
leave them f

Back

Dual identity

Card 3

Front

The physical and genetic characteristics by which people are grouped, eg. Black,
White, Latinx, etc. Sociologists argue that it is a concept to define bodies and that there
are no real biological differences.

Back

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Card 4

Front

An unfair and unreasonable opinion formed about someone or something,
usually without enough knowledge of a subject or topic first.

Back

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Card 5

Front

Prejudices that are acted upon; when people are treated worse based
on characteristics such as their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc.

Back

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