animals&society quiz 3

this has chapter 15, 14, 13,12

caste system

classification of humans in groups based upon birth, rigid

intersectionality

ways in which systems of oppression work together and reinforce each other

social stratification

categories people are ranked in a graded hierarchy on the basis of arbitrary criteria; an institutionalized form of inequality

othering

making people different in order to justify different treatment

essentializing

individuals are treated as if they are the same as others in their group (race, sex, species)

social dominance theory

explains feelings of superiority toward animals

monogenism

humans are derived from the same source but nonwhites degenerated

polygenism

Humans descended from different sources and different species

Jim crow

us law and social practice prevented blacks from attaining the same rights as whites

eugenics

breeding those with desirable characteristics and killing the rest

final solution

all jews are rounded up and killed, hitler

absent referent

seperate animal from meat product

means of production

factories, land, machines, and tools

factors of production

labor, resources, and technology

environemental racism

disproportionate exposure of marginalized communities to environmental hazards

institutional violence

harmful action or abuses of power perpetuated by organizations

santeria

afro-caribbean religion that sacrifice animals as part of worship

deviant violence

forms of violence to animals that are not acceptable in modern society, mostly criminalized

crush videos

a woman is shown crushing an animal to death, sexual fetish from watch animal be crushed

the link

connection btw animal violence and human violence

graduation hypothesis

childhood violence to animals is connected to adult violence against people

conduct disorder

pattern of antisocial behavior that can go into adulthood

cross reporting

reporting btw agencies to ensure victims get help

symbol

what humans use to make sense of world and ourselves

sapir whorf hypothesis

language helps define the worldview of people and its speakers

animal perjorative

attitudes to marginalized humans compared to another marginalized group; animals

polyvocalic

symbols can mean multiple abstract concepts at one time

monotheistic

one god, ex. christianity

ontological

explores the nature of being and how they are categorized

polytheistic

multiple gods, ex. hinduism

reincarnation

one is reborn in another life after death

karma

sum of persons actions decide their future fate/life

samsara

both animals and humans lives are recycled

creation myths

animals are creator gods, give birth to humans and animals

brideprice

money or good given to bride’s family by the groom

burnt offering

killing the animal with fire in a sacrifice

blessing of the animals

pets brought to church where priest blesses them

rapture

christian event where sinners will remain on earth to await armageddon

ethnographic approach

long term immersion within a community to observe and understand

perpetration induced traumatic stress

what workers feels in killing the animals in their care

caring killing paradox

ppl who with animals do so bc they love animals but participate in the animals death

no kill movement

aims to end euthanansia of health animals in shelters

moral schizophrenia

confusion when ppl exploit & cause suffering to animals but also might love & care for those animals