Chap. 3 Flashcards
What is Unconscious Bias?
Brain making judgments + Decisions quickly & unconsciously.
How is Unconscious Bias Influence?
By family, friends, socialisation, culture, media, stereotypes,
What are types of Bias?
- Affinity Bias,
- Confirmation Bias,
- Group think,
- Gender Bias,
- Beauty Bias,
- Racial Bias,
- Sexuality Bias,
- “Halo” Bias: assuming someone/thing based on perceived “good” quality (ex. someone well-dressed = honest),
- “Horn” Bias: assuming someone/thing based on perceived “negative” quality (ex. someone casual dressed = dishonest),
How does Diversity Wheel relate to Social Justice & Privilege?
It helps us recognize where we are in terms of our rights based on multiple factors. It also helps us recognize the disparities of access to things based on each person’s living conditions (physical, environmental, social, mental, etc.).
What is Privilege?
Advantages, rights, immunity & other benefits a person or community has that brings oppression to another group. Those with privilege don’t realize they have some since they are oblivious to the POVs of those oppressed.
What is Social Injustice?
Unequal, inequitable treatment of a group of peeps in society. Lack of human rights experienced through daily lives of peeps in society (wrongful or inactions against individuals w/in society).
What is Intersectionality? What about Environmental Intersectionality?
Intersectionality: Overlapping Identities framing experience of peeps & recognizing their advantages or disadvantages.
Environmental Intersectionality: system = interconnected w/ own impact on environment. Should connect ourselves more to environment basic system, + view it through holistic & cultural POV.
What is Critical Race Theory?
Set of ideas holding racial bias as inherent in parts of Western society (mainly legal & social institutions) on basis of being designed for & by white peeps.
What are some types of “isms” with their Definitions?
“Ism” = Discrimination: disrespect someone or things based on characteristics.
Racism: based on someone’s Race,
Ableism: based on someone’s Physical Ability,
Homophobia: against Homosexuals,
Ageism: based on someone’s Age,
Transphobia: against Transgenders,
Ethnocentrism: based on someone’s Culture or Ethnicity,
Classism: based on someone’s Class (poor, working or rich),
Sexism: based on someone’s Sexe,
Heterosexism: against Homosexuals & assuming Heterosexuals = normal orientation,
Mentalism: based on perceived mental ability (ex. assuming ability based on neurotypical or neurodiverse.)
Since COVID19 Pandemic is there less Racism or More Racism than 5 years prior?
More Racism.
Which Hate Crime had a bigger rate in Canada in 2021?
Race & Ethnicity Hate Crimes.
In which environments are racial discrimination experienced & witness?
- Medical Field,
- Work Place,
- In Streets,
- School/Uni,
- Public Transit,
- Stores/Restaurants,
- Etc.
What is the “Calling In, Calling Out” strategy?
Calling In: Notice discrimination + take person who committed action to the side + discuss together why what they did is wrong to insure they understand their mistake.
Calling Out: Notice discrimination + call it out on the spot when action has happened. Interrupting to prevent further harm.
In the workforce, what does not change between the amount of income w/in different races?
No matter which race, women always get paid less than men.
Is there systemic barriers in our HealthCare System?
Yes, since there are some, poc do not feel safe consulting or do not have access so their health risk becomes higher than those of white peeps.
