structural discrimination

social ecological model

foundational theory in both social and developmental psych. discuss layers that shape how a person is. microsystem→ macrosystem

microsystem

individual relationships

mesosystem

interactions between microsystems (eg parent teacher conference, partner meeting family/friends)

exosystem

larger groups/broader community you belong to

macrosystem

broad society/social context we live in

individual lvl of discrimination

internalized, negative view of oneself

Groups and relationship lvl of discrimination

interpersonal treatment, people who see you differently based on groups you are part of

Communities and Societies lvl of discrimination

Social norms, policies - about the larger context that we live in. systemic

Direct structural discrimination

law says 1 group gets treated this way and other gets treated in another way (eg segregation, res schools, bans on ccs for women, stealing trans ppls passports)

Indirect structural discrimination

law has different impacts on groups without specifically saying it is targeting that group. often an unspoken social norm (eg male sized crash dummies, weird glass staircase)

inequality

unequal access to opportunities

equality

giving everyone the same supports and assistance

equity

custom supports offered based on differing needs and contexts

justice

fixing the system to offer equal access to both tools and opportunity (now equality can work)

indirect structural discrimination in criminal justice

overpolicing black neighborhoods, disproportionate sentencing