Social Justice Vocab

What is racism?

• treating someone poorly because you don't like the color of their skin

• the marginalization and or/oppression of people of color based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people

• Discriminating against people you don't like

What is systemic racism?

• the marginalization and or/oppression of people of color based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy

• Differential treatment based on social class or perceived social class.

• A combination of systems, institutions, and factors that advantage white people, and for people of color, cause widespread arm and disadvantage in access and opportunity.

Check all that apply. Hetero-sexism includes discrimination against

• lesbians

• queer people

• straight/ heterosexual people

• bisexual people

Sexism is....

• Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or sex, especially against women or girls.

• Discrimination against men

• Not giving women the right to vote

______ is the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgement.

Classism is...

• differential treatment based on social class or perceived social class

• discrimination based on race

• discrimination based on school status

What best describes someones social location?

• where someone was born

• the “identity groups” to which one belongs, such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation, dis/ability, religion, and age

• how popular someone is

Inequality is...

• not having the same amount of money as someone else

• unequal access to opportunities

Equity is....

• Custom tools that identify and address inequality

• Ways people discriminate against others

Justice is...

• Giving everyone the same stuff

• Fixing the system to give equal access to both tools and opportunities