Anti-Racism Theo Quiz

Egalitarian

a term that describes the belief in human equality, especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs

Disruption

the appropriate response in taking a stand against oppression (speak out)

• Martin Luther King spoke out about what was wrong

• Peaceful protests

Examples of Disruption

Paradigm Shift

to unlearn prejudices and disrupt implicit biases, you must make a significant change in basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methodology that have been established and accepted

Allies and Accomplices

• members of a group who work with a group being discriminated against to change those systems

• making a commitment to become more informed about profiling and discrimination in house, education, health care, and the justice system

Accomplice

• person of action - upstander

• willingness to partner prejudice to create social change accomplice

• challenging comments or actions that appear prejudicial, even if you are not the target accomplice

Stereotype

a positive or negative characterization applied to a group of people that is developed by assumptions, lack of direct experience, or biased thinking

Racism

a system of oppression that produces social and physical barriers based on racial categorizations. the system is radical prejudice plus power that provides advantages for white people and disadvantages people of color.

What is Racism according to Catholic Bishops of Illinois?

“a personal and social disorder rooted in the belief that one race is superior to another. it involves not only prejudice but also the use of religious, social, political, economic, or historical power to keep one race privileged.”

Implicit Bias

hidden attitude that influences how we think or act; negative associations and positive preferences that people unknowingly hold; they are expressed automatically without conscious awareness

Prejudice

an attitude of hostility directed at whole groups of people; involves judging someone or something before knowing all the facts or without considering the facts

1. overt

2. covert

What are the two types of Prejudice?

Overt

easily seen and described as prejudice

Covert

subtle hidden prejudice including microaggression

Visual

only see 3D mind takes in 2D and makes changes

Memory

what has happened in the past influences reactions in the past - mind sorts data

Social

when you get comfortable, don’t get upset, or angry at yourself; know that we all have it and can disrupt the patterns; we can change and see people for who they are

Discrimination

the practice of treating others as less than or unequal and using power to deny individuals or groups the right to fully participate in community

Interpersonal, Institutional, Structural, Internalized

What are the 4 types of racism?

Internalized Racism

• the internalization of the racist stereotypes, values, images, and ideologies perpetuated by the dominant society about one’s racial group

• inferiority and superiority

Inferiority

acting out of an inferior definition of self

Superiority

acting out of a superior definition of self

Interpersonal Racism

prejudice, bias, or discrimination of a person who is not of the in group

Structural Racism

the history, culture and current reality of racism across institutions and/or systems

Institutional Racism

policies and practices within and across economic, political, and social institutions—such as government organizations, schools, banks, and law enforcement—that produce outcomes chronically favoring a racial group with systemic advantages while systematically disadvantaging other racial groups.

Environmental Racism

a term given to the pattern of racism linking pollution and poverty. caught in a spiral of poverty and environmental degradation, the poor and the powerless most directly bear the burden and suffer disproportionately from the harmful effects of pollution.

Spatial Racism

a term given to patterns of metropolitan development in which the affluent create racially and economically segregated suburbs or gentrified areas of cities, leaving the economically poor—mainly African Americans, Hispanics, and some newly arrived immigrants—isolated in deteriorating areas of the cities and older suburbs.