Culture Wars and Historical Context

Flashcards on major concepts and terms discussed in the lecture about culture wars, technology's impact, and historical context related to civil rights.

Culture Wars

Cultural conflicts that arise over differing values, beliefs, and practices within a society.

Critical Thinking

The ability to analyze and evaluate an issue in order to form a judgment.

Social Media

Online platforms that allow users to create and share content or participate in social networking.

Meritocracy

A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs.

Redlining

The discriminatory practice of refusing mortgages or insurance to people in certain neighborhoods based on race.

Blockbusting

A tactic used by real estate agents to scare white homeowners into selling their homes by suggesting that racial minorities are moving into their neighborhood.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Legislation aimed at eliminating various forms of electoral discrimination against African Americans.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

A landmark piece of legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Prison Industrial Complex

A term used to describe the overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance, policing, and imprisonment as solutions to social problems.