AFA 1003 Dr. Billy Close FSU final

culture

any/everything humans do/create to enhance their survival and well being material/immaterial (beliefs/values) products

oppression

all humans engage init and it is "rational"

enhances survival and well

prejudice

attitude or belief that does not have to be acted out upon

racism

prejudice based on race. power to deny access and opportunity

causality

1. a contextual argument of the relationship between 2 or more phenomena/variables

2. time order/temporal priority

3. eliminate spurious/ alternate explanations

4.always contextual

3 forms of legitimization

1. God

2. Nature

3. Blaming the Victim

all three remove responsibility away from the oppressor

3 denials of oppression

1. Does not exist

2. I am not responsible

3. Recognize a solution/strategy that maintains oppression

DDT principle

Diagnosis Dictates Therapy; if you misidentify the cause then the solution won't be effective

conceptual incarceration

control of a person in their beliefs and behavior

power to define

ability to determine the meaning of something

labeling

we believe certain things are better because they are labeled a certain way

integration

2 or more things come together and they mix their beliefs. presupposes coequality

assimilation

two or more things come together and one of the things has to become more like the other to survive eradication of difference. presupposes inequality

pluralism

no eradication of differences. difference is celebrated. establishes coequality

equality of access

lane to run in

equality of opportunity

no barriers toward success in the running lanes

violence

depends on the context

counterviolence

reaction to violence

proselytism

intent to convert someone so that they will believe what you believe

quietism

attitude adopted by oppressed they believe change is inappropriate or impossible

whitanity

abuse or misuse of Christianity to support the notion of white supremacy

transgenerational oppression

things that happen in the past carry over and impact the present and future (non catastrophic, enormous, maldistributed, and negative

colorism

people within a race have racism among each other.