Chapter+11+Ethnicity

Race- a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important. Ethnicity- A shared cultural heritage. Prejudice-a rigid unfair generalization about an entire category of people Scapegoat- a person or category of people, typically with little power, whom other people unfairly blame for their own troubles. > >
 * Keecia is both Korean and African American and she fits into both of those categories even though she doesn’t want to.
 * Keecia doesn't value her ethnicity very much in the movie, but her mom does.
 * The creators of the movie made Keecia's mom so over the top in her actions, that a prejudice is shown to describe how Asian people behave in America.
 * When Jessica receives her salem witch trial paper back in english, instead of taking the blame for her bad grade she told the teacher "that's not fair. She's the only one who was actually there." (referring to Eden- a Wiccan in her class)

Minority- Any category of people distinguished by or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates. Assimilation- The process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. Stereotype- A simplified description applied to every person in some category. Discrimination- Unequal treatment of various categories of people.
 * Keecia could be considered a minority because she is African American and Korean, whereas the majority of Americans are caucasian.
 * Keecia could be considered an assimilationist because instead of sticking to her Korean roots like her mother she dresses and acts like a typical american teenager.
 * Jessica and her friends have stereotyped Eden as a witch because of the way that she dresses and portrays herself.