Chapter Preview · Section 2
Racial and Ethnic Relations (pages 280–283)
Patterns of racial and ethnic relations take two forms:
assimilation and conflict. Patterns of assimilation
include Anglo-conformity, melting pot, and cultural
pluralism. Conflict patterns include genocide,
population transfer, and subjugation.
• assimilation
• cultural pluralism
• genocide
• subjugation
• de jure segregation
• de facto segregation
Are there positive and negative
effects of different races and
ethnicities living together?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes
D. Not at all
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Patterns of Assimilation
• Assimilation refers to the blending or
fusing of minority groups into the dominant
society.
Patterns of Assimilation (cont.)
• Different forms of assimilation:
– Anglo-conformity—immigrants
are accepted as long as they
conform; the most common
pattern of assimilation in
America.
– Melting pot/tossed salad—all
ethnic and racial minorities
voluntarily blend together.
Patterns of Assimilation (cont.)
– Cultural pluralism—immigrants maintain
some of their “old” ways, which can result
in introducing some of their culture to the
United States.
– Accommodation—a minority maintains its
own culturally-unique way of life.
Which method of assimilation do you
think is best and why do you think
this?
A. Anglo-conformity
B. Melting pot
C. Cultural pluralism
D. Accommodation
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Patterns of Conflict
• Different forms of conflict:
– Genocide—the systematic effort to
destroy an entire population.
– Population transfer—a minority is forced
either to move to a remote location or to
leave entirely the territory controlled by the
majority.
Impact of the
Holocaust
Patterns of Conflict (cont.)
– Subjugation—the minority is denied equal
access to the culture and lifestyle of the
larger society; the most common pattern of
conflict.
– De jure segregation—subjugation based
on the law.
Patterns of Conflict (cont.)
– De facto segregation—a situation of
segregation that exists regardless of what
the law is.
Which of the following is the most
common form of conflict?
A. Genocide
B. Subjugation
C. de jure segregation
D. de facto segregation
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• Rank these terms by degree of hostility or
control each term indicates is exerted on the
minority group:
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Subjugation
Assimilation
De jure segregation
De facto segregation
Genocide
Cultural pluralism
Accommodation
Population transfer
Impact of the Holocaust
assimilation
the blending or fusing of minority groups
into the dominant society
cultural pluralism
desire of a group to maintain some sense of
identity separate from the dominant group
genocide
the systematic effort to destroy an entire
population
subjugation
process by which a minority group is denied
equal access to the benefits of a society
de jure segregation
denial of equal access based on the law
de facto segregation
denial of equal access based on everyday
practice