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Sociology

The study of societies and how they are shaped by people. It also concerns itself with how society affects the behavior of the individuals that are part of them.

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itinerant

Sociology; Racism

Travelling from place to place.

migrant

Sociology; Racism

A person who moves from one place to another to find work, eg economic migrant.

minority ethnic community

Sociology; Racism

A group within another community that differs ethnically from the main population.

multicultural

Sociology; Racism

Relating to or constituting many different cultural or ethnic groups.

multiple discrimination

Sociology; Racism

When discrimination occurs on multiple grounds, eg race and religion.

persecution

Sociology; Racism

Being mistreated physically and/or mentally over a period of time, especially as a result of political or religious beliefs.

personal racism

Sociology; Racism

The individual expressions--attitudes and/or behaviors--that accept the assumptions of a racial value system and maintain the benefits of the system.