Social Science Inquiry - 110 - 11 Midterm Glossary Terms

Intersectionality

A framework that centers the ways that social identities (class, race, gender) and related systems (racism, classism, sexism) are interconnected in such a way that they can produce independent systems of discrimination and/or privilege

Sexism

Beliefs and practices that assume that men and masculinity are superior to women and femininity that result in hostility, prejudice, and/or discrimination on the basis of sex

Homophobia

Hostility, prejudice, and/or discrimination against people who are, or are perceived to be, LGBTQ

Heterosexism

Beliefs and practices that assume that heterosexuality is the normal and superior sexual orientation

Microaggressions

Everyday slights, insults, putdowns, invalidations and offensive
behaviors that people experience in daily interactions. Often conducted subconsciously without intent to harm or demean

Ally

A member of a dominant group in our society who works to dismantle any form of oppression from which they receive the benefit

Gender Identity

How individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves.
One's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth

Sexual Orientation

An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual
attraction to other people. Note: an individual’s sexual orientation is independent of their gender identity

Racialization

The process by which racial identities are ascribed upon a group that did not previously hold that identity

Racism

An ideology or belief system that hierarchically organizes groups into different “races,” such that some groups are believed to be superior or inferior to others; a system of inequality made up of policies and practices in which opportunity is enabled
or limited based on racial identity

Nativism

A system of beliefs, policies and practices that privilege the interest of native-born residents over immigrants (often coupled with xenophobia)

White Privilege

The benefits, advantages, and opportunities available to people who
are identified as white; these privileges can be economic, cultural, social, and so on

Prejudice

A preconceived judgement or opinion, usually based on limited information

Internalized Oppression

The process by which a member of an oppressed group
accepts, believes and/or lives out the stereotypes that have been created about their group

Islamophobia

Hostility, prejudice, discrimination, ideological oppression against those who are or perceived to be Muslim

Antisemitism

Hostility, prejudice, discrimination, ideological oppression against those who are Jewish

Prison Industrial Complex

A term that refers to the way that the government and
business overlap in their interests to use policing, surveillance, and punishment (including imprisonment) as solutions to social, economic, and political problems

Racial Profiling

The concept that a person’s race or ethnicity makes them an object of suspicion or heightened scrutiny from law enforcement

Pharr’s definition of being Lesbian

Women that fall out of line or are disloyal

What did Obergefell v. Hodges legalize? What amendment was mentioned?

Same sex marriage, 14th Amendment

What were Chase Strangio’s Shields?

White, Masculine , Able-bodied, Educated, Workplace

Chase Strangio: How did he feel invisible? How did he feel hyper-visible?

Invisble when they’re not seen as being enough of one gender, hyper-visible when questioned about their transness

How was Morales racially recategorized

Too dark in the US, too white in Puerto Rico

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery, except for criminals

14th Amendment

Defined citizenship, equal protections of law, right to vote of electors

15th Amendment

Right to vote not denied based on race, color, or previous servitude

What are examples of benefits restricted to only “whites” in colonial America?

Owning firearms, livestock, self-defense

Psychological Wage

Belief that whites are superior to any race, regardless of wealth

Dred Scott v. Sanford case. What was the case and what was the outcome?

Scott tried to sue government for freedom, ruling was enslaved or previously enslaved were not U.S citizens and could not sue

1st Amendment

Freedom of Speech

4th Amendment

Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures

5th Amendment

Right to grand jury, cannot be tried twice for the same crime

6th Amendment

Right to a speedy, public trial, jury, and legal counsel

Mandatory Minimums

Laws that require judges to impose a minimum prison sentence for certain crimes

Stand Your Ground

Allows lethal force in self-defense in public, only applies in some states

Castle Doctrine

Allows lethal force against home invaders, only applies in some states

Open Carry

The practice of openly carrying a firearm in public, requires permit

Who is Sonny Singh?

New York Resident, Musician/Teacher, Sikh

What is Sonny Singh’s Trauma?

Racial Harrassment

How did Sonny Singh cope?

Music, Educating, Writing

Chardi Kala

A spirit of revolutionary eternal optimism