Eth 125 Week 4 Appendix D

University of Phoenix Material Leslie Maxwell

Appendix D kennasnana@email.phoenix.edu

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |

|Ethnic group |“A group set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns” |

| |(Schaefer, 2012, Chapter 1). Top of Form |

| |Bottom of Form |

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|Anti-Semitism |Hostility, prejudice, or the act of discrimination against Jews or the practice of Judaism |

| |(anti-semitism, 2000, as described in Webster’s Pocket Dictionary). |

|Islamophobia |According to Webster’s online dictionary, Islamaphobia came into common use after the attacks on |

| |September 11, 2001 and “is a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam |

| |or Muslims” (2001-2012). |

|Xenophobia |According to Webster Dictionary (1997) Xenophobia is “the fear or dislike of foreigners or |

| |anything strange” (Xenophobia, Webster Dictionary, 1997). |

|Persecution |According to Webster’s Online Dictionary Persecution is “the act or practice of persecuting; |

| |especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed...