Ch.5: Building Community Flashcards
groups of people who relate to one another on the basis of common characteristics, circumstances, or interests
communities
as images of God, we are made to be in loving relationship with one another
social
to determine who does and does not belong to the community by focusing on the differences the separate people from one another
exclusion
recognizes that differences are small compared to the dignity people share as images of God
inclusion
when our view of a person or group is based on inaccurate or incomplete knowledge
stereotype
an attitude of hostility directed at whole groups of people
prejudice
when people who are motivated by prejudice use their power to deny individuals or groups the right to participate in community
discrimination
1920-1980: Man who embarked on a experiment to explore the relationship between blacks and whites in the segregated south of 1959.
John Howard Griffin
the difference between the amount paid to different groups of people for their work
wage gap