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4. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Defining Basic Concepts Race - A category composed of people who share real or alleged physical traits that members of a society deem as socially significant Caucasian – A theoretical racial category comprised of those individuals with relatively light skin Negroid - A theoretical racial category comprised of people with darker skin and other characteristics such as coarse curly hair Mongoloid - A theoretical racial category representing those individuals who have characteristics such as yellow or brown skin and folds on their eyelids

5. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Defining Basic Concepts Ethnicity – Representing culture, including language, place of origin, dress, food, religion, and other values Ethnic Group – People who share specific cultural features Minority Group – A category of people who have less power than the dominant group and who are subject to unequal treatment

6. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Defining Basic Concepts Racism: Pervasive Problem That Affects Families Racism – The belief that one racial group is superior or inferior to the others

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8. Defining Basic Concepts Racism: Pervasive Problem That Affects Families Racism – The belief that one racial group is superior or inferior to the others Example: Loving Across the Color Line: A White Adoptive Mother Learns About Race Who Counts as “Them”? Ethnic Cleansing – The systematic killing, torturing, or removal of persons with the intention of eliminating a specific racial or ethnic group

9. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Hispanic and Latino Families A Tapestry of Cultures Hispanic Families Today Family Focus: Health Insurance and Mexican American Families Example: “Guadalupe ”

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12. Black Families Black Families Today Economic Conditions Family Focus: Blacks and Extended Families Extended Families – Families that include other family members such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins, in addition to parents and children

13. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2008 Asian American Families Asian American Families Today Example: One Child’s Very Special First Fourth of July “Model Minority” Family Focus: Generational Tension

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15. Social Policy and Family Resilience Example: Affirmative Action Affirmative Action – A set of social policies designed to increase opportunities for minority groups and one of the most misunderstood strategies of our time