Social construction, privilege and oppression

Social Construction

meaning, phenomenon or category created and assigned to people, objects, and events that are created by society

Social identity theory

group membership shapes part of our identity and self-esteem

implicit bias

we favor our in groups

out group homogeneity effect

we categorize out group member into stereotypical characteristics

intergroup anxiety

individuals feel threatened or anxious about interaction without members

power

ability to decide who will access to resources, capacity to direct or influence the behavior of others, onself, and/or course of event

oppression

system of domination that maintains ads and disads based on social groups memberships

intersectionality

describes how multiple characteristics we have overlap which creates experinces

positionality

individuals specific, subjective worldview shaped by their identity and social location influencing how they experience and interpret the world, bias, and perspective

cultural competence

possession of the knowledge, attitudes, understanding, self awareness, and practice skills that enable a professional person to serve clients from a diverse socio ethnic background

cultural humility

recognizes ‘competence’ as a lifelong learning process that requires humility

3 goals of cultural humility

humility to commit and engage in lifelong self-reflection

recognize and redress power imbalance

develop mutually respectful non-paternalistic partnerships with diverse communities