Intro to Diversity Studies Unit 1 Terms

How genetic and environmental influences come together to create an organism's (person’s) physical appearance and behavior.

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Allele

• Chromosome

A person's perception of having a particular gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex.

• Gender Identity

• Sexual Orientation

• Gender Expression

• Biological Sex

Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities.

• Ableism

• Disability Bias

• Inclusionism

• Accessibility Neglect

The state of being male or female, typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones. Cultural expectations associated with a person’s biological sex.

• Sex

• Gender

• Identity

• Role

Actions carried out by members of dominant groups that have a differential and negative impact on members of subordinate groups; the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

• Discrimination

• Prejudice

• Segregation

• Bias

Stereotyping and discriminating against individuals or groups on the basis of their age, often presenting as celebration of youth and prejudice toward the elderly.

• Ageism/Agism

• Racism

• Sexism

• Classism

The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group, often involving giving up one's own culture and adopting a new culture.

• Assimilation

• Acculturation

• Integration

• Segregation

A category of people based on skin color and/or shared physical traits or ancestry. Although racial groupings lack a basis in modern biology, they continue to have a strong influence over contemporary social relations.

• Ethnicity

• Culture

• Race

• Nationality

The unjust and discriminatory mistreatment of an individual or group by society and its institutions as a whole, through unequal selection or bias, intentional or unintentional.

• Systemic Inequality

• Institutional Discrimination

• Social Bias

• Cultural Prejudice

Extreme negative attitudes toward a group of people, leading to hatred of the group and its members.

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Bigotry

• Stereotyping