Ethnic Studies 1.2

A classification based on the origins and physical characteristics of a person or group of people; considered by many to be a social construct (created by society)

• Nationality

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Social Class

A lack of fairness or justice.

• Intersectionality

• Inequality

• Inequity

• Identity

The state of not being equal or exhibiting differences in distribution, treatment, or opportunity

• Intersectionality

• Inequality

• Inequity

• Identity

The individual aspects of identities that combine together and shape how people are treated and what opportunities they have.

• Intersectionality

• Inequality

• Inequity

• Identity

A cultural term; people who share a heritage (history) whether they reside in their country of origin or not

• Nationality

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Social Class

A political term; the country where a person has legal citizenship; e.g., American, Japanese, Mexican

• Nationality

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Social Class

A way of life, everything learned; this includes behavior, beliefs, institutions (organizations), arts and artifacts (products)

• Culture

• Identity

• Cultural Identity

• Subculture

Unearned advantages or benefits people have based on their identity or social group.

• Intersectionality

• Privilege

• Oppression

• Bias

Unfair treatment or control of one group by another, often reinforced by systems.

• Intersectionality

• Privilege

• Oppression

• Bias

A preference or prejudice for or against a group or idea, sometimes unconscious.

• Intersectionality

• Privilege

• Oppression

• Bias