Understanding and Experiencing Diversity Vocabulary

Flashcards covering key vocabulary from Chapter 8: Understanding and Experiencing Diversity.

Diversity

The range of human differences including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs.

Inclusivity

The practice or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized.

Culture

The shared values, traditions, knowledge, beliefs, language, symbols, behaviors, and forms of artistic expression among groups of people.

Ethnicity

Identification with the cultural heritage of a group of people who share a common ancestry, language, religion, society, or nation.

Ethnic Identity Development

A knowledge of, and sense of belonging to, an ethnic group that develops over time.

Socially Constructed

Ideas that have been invented by, and generally accepted within, a society.

Race

The idea that the human species consists of distinct groups that can be distinguished according to physical characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, or facial features.

Gender Roles

The values, attitudes, and behaviors considered to be socially acceptable for biologically assigned men and women.

Gender Identity

The self-selected way in which individuals view themselves in relation to masculine and feminine traits.

Sexism

Prejudice or discrimination based upon a person's sex or gender.

Spirituality

Personal engagement in beliefs, traditions, or practices concerned with finding meaning or purpose in life, connecting with the human spirit or soul, and relating to something greater than oneself.

Religion

An organized collection of spiritual beliefs, traditions, and doctrines agreed upon by a group of people to explain the cause and purpose of the universe.

Prejudice

An unjustified negative attitude and stereotyped belief about a social group.

Stereotype

An overgeneralization about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of all members of a group.

In-group

An exclusive group of people with a shared sense of identity.

Out-group

People who do not belong to a specific in-group.

Discrimination

Actions taken to perpetuate the unequal treatment of a group based on prejudicial attitudes and beliefs.

Oppression

A cruel and unjust exercise of power that detracts from physical and psychological well-being.

Institutionalized Oppression

The systematic mistreatment of a subjugated or marginalized social group through the use of social institutions controlled by a dominant social group.

Subjugation

The act of bringing a person or group under domination or control.

Marginalization

The act of treating a person or group as insignificant or peripheral.

Privilege

When members of a group hold a systemic social right, authority, or advantage that other groups do not hold.