Acceptance & Diversity Vocabulary

Front

A criminal act directed at an individual or property because of the victim’s race, gender, religion, nation of origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

Back

Hate Crime

Front

Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone. An action that emotionally or physically harms someone.

Back

Violence

Front

The systematic destruction or the attempted extermination of a group of people.

Back

Genocide

Front

A widely held but oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or group.

Back

Stereotype

Front

Unfair treatment (action taken) of a person or group on the basis of prejudice and often connected to race, age, gender, or religion.

Back

Discrimination

Front

To intimidate or aggressively pressure.

Back

Harassment

Front

Unfairly blaming an individual or group for circumstances that are not their fault.

Back

Scapegoating

Front

Prejudgment or opinion (thinking but not acting) formed without sufficient knowledge. Unreasonable or unfair dislike of a person or group.

Back

Prejudice

Front

The ability to sense other people's emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.

Back

Empathy

Front

The dimensions of human identity such as race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, nationality, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, ability, and age and other identities.

Back

Diversity