Freshmen Seminar Vocab Flashcards

implicit bias

Non-conscious, automatic bias

explicit bias

individuals are aware of their prejudices
and attitudes toward certain groups.

assumptions

A willingness to accept something as true
without question or proof.

stereotype

A widely held, but fixed and
oversimplified idea (“what I think”) of
a particular type of person – based on
a generalized belief about their
perceived label (class, race, religion

prejudice

an assumption or an opinion about someone
simply based on that person's membership to a
particular group that affects how I feel towards
him/her...

discrimination

the unjust, or prejudicial, treatment
of different categories of people or things,
especially on the , grounds of race, age, or sex,
etc..
(“how I behave towards”)

culture

The beliefs, customs, arts and
way of life of a certain society,
group, place, or time.

high culture

Cultural patterns that distinguish a
society’s elite

subculture

A cultural group within a culture that differs
from the culture in interest, behaviors or beliefs
... Cultural patterns set apart a portion
of society’s population... (ex:
hippy, goth, biker, gang member, hipster, emo,
preppy, nerd, punk).

pop culture

Cultural patterns that are widespread
among society’s population

counterculture

a cultural group within a culture that
differs from the culture because it
opposes the society’s cultural norms

homogeneous

A group or thing which has members or parts
that are all the same.

empathy

The action of understanding, being aware of,
being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing
the feelings, thoughts, and experience of others
– in order to show understanding, respect and
compassion. .

anthropology

The study of the human race, its culture and
society, and its physical development..

ethnology

A branch of anthropology that studies a culture
or society from the perspective of the people
within that culture or society – as opposed to
from a biased outsider’s perspective

ethnocentric

Believing that the people, customs, and
traditions of your own race or nationality are
superior to those of other races. Someone who
is ethnocentric judges other cultures by
comparing them to his own, familiar, “normal”
culture..

discourse

The oversimplified, generalized images and
ideas that come to mind when thinking or
talking about a specific person, place or thing

the cycle of prejudice (describe the cycle, reflect on how the cycle can be broken)

it starts with stereotype; (idea) "people with pink hair are mean."
then it leads to prejudice; (feeling) "I dont like people with pink hair
it ends with discrimination; (action) "I'm not going to let anyone with pink hair sit with me"
-the cycle can be broken by going the opposite way