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Culture: belief systems, values, and behaviors that support a particular ideology or social arrangement<\/span>. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Culture guides language use, appropriate forms of dress, and views of the world. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

The concept is broad and encompasses many areas of our lives such as the role of the family, individual, educational systems, employment, and gender. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Racial prejudice <\/span><\/strong>refers to the practice of holding false or negative beliefs of one racial group for the purpose of making another racial group (usually one\u2019s own) appear superior or normative. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Racial discrimination <\/span><\/strong>is the outward manifestation of racial prejudice: it is when people act upon their negative beliefs about other races when\r\ncommunicating or setting policy. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Racism<\/strong>, <\/span>combines racial prejudice with social power. It is institutional, rather than individual, meaning it occurs in large institutional contexts such as the representations of particular groups within media or the fact that racial minorities do not have equal access to educational or legal opportunities. It often involves the unequal accessibility to resources and power. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Understanding Race <\/span><\/h2>\r\n

\u2022 <\/span>Race fall into two camps: a biological versus a sociopolitical construction <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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biological <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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sociopolitical <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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\u201cpure\u201d races existed and\r\ncould be distinguished by such physical features as eye color and shape, skin color, and hair<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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it is not a person\u2019s DNA that places them into a particular racial grouping, but all of the other factors that create\r\nsocial relations\u2014politics, geography, or migration. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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traced back to genetic differences <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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what it means to be of a particular race <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n

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no scientific connection with racial identity and cultural traits or behaviors <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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meanings of race have changed across time and space. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n