Race & Ethnicity Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• ancestry : line of descent
• plural societies : society with economically interdependent ethnic groups. ethnic identities persist when they exploit different ecological resources
• multiculturalism : opposite of the assimilationist model. people are part of the dominant national culture, while also maintaining cultural-ethnic tradition
• y chromosome : what chromosome is genetic dna traced through?
• ethnicity : a cultural group that is based on shared behaviors, beliefs, religion, language, heritage, etc.
• blood quantum : measurement used to determine who was american indian
• nation state : autonomous political entity (eg. us)
• discrimination : policies and practices that harm a group and its members (actions)
• nationalities : ethnic groups that have, once had, or want their own country
• cultural assimilation : absorption of minorities into a dominant culture
• hispanic : refers to people of multiple ethnic groups who share a language (spanish)
• prejudice : devaluing a group because of its assumed attributes (attitudes)
• status : refers to position, not necessarily its prestige relative to other people
• latino : groups from latin america
• race : a social/cultural group that is assumed to have a biological basis in shared genes or traits that are distinct and do not overlap with other groups