11-Race+and+Ethnicity

Scapegoat: a person or category of people, typically with little power, whom other people unfairly blame for their own troubles. Ex.: Dr. Cox will usually put whatever blame there is on J.D. whenever something doesn't go his way.

 Discrimination: unequal treatment of various categories of people Ex.: Janitor doesn't have many friends at Sacred Heart, for him being a janitor.

 Stereotype: a simplified description applied to every person in some category  Ex. People believe that all doctors should act professional in their work. That's not always the case at Sacred Heart.

Miscegenation: biological reproduction by partners of different racial categories. Ex.: Turk, an African American, and Carla, a Hispanic American, are married and have a multiracial baby.

Minority: any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates. Ex.: See gender stratification for Dr. Reid.

Race: a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important. Ex.: The staff and patients at Sacred Hearts come from diverse ethnic backgrounds including Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Caucasians, and others.