RACE: unscientific designation of people according to different physical characteristics
ETHNICITY: way of classifying people according to their customs, culture, and background
DISCRIMINATION: distinguishing between two or more things
SEGREGATION: separating people according to race, ethnicity, gender, or age
DESEGREGATION: when legal action is taken to end segregation
INTEGRATION: opposite of segregation; people of different backgrounds together
SEPARATION: choice to live or work separately from people with different backgrounds or gender
STEREOTYPE: embodying or conforming to a set image or type
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: attempt to correct past discrimination by providing greater opportunities to qualified descendents of a particular racial or ethnic group