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Appendix E

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |

|Racial formation |is used to look at race as a socially constructed identity, where the content and importance of |

| |racial categories is determined by social, economic, and political forces |

|Segregation | |

| |is the physical and social separation of categories of |

| |people. |

|De jure segregation |refers to racial segregation that happens as a matter of fact; that is, because of where a student |

| |lives and as a result - goes to schoo |

|Pluralism |a state in which people of all |

| |racial and ethnic categories have about the same |

| |overall social standing |

|Assimilation | |

| |the process by which minorities |

| |gradually adopt cultural patterns from the dominant |

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