classes Sandra Schiller

Question 1

diversity

Answer 1

respecting and valuing all forms of difference in individuals
–> race, ethnicity, gender, culture, religion, …

Question 2

inclusion

Answer 2

positively striving to meet the needs of different people and taking deliberate action to create environments where everyone feels respected and able to achieve their full potential

Question 3

equality of opportunity

Answer 3

how we can ensure that the full range of people and groups have similar access to opportunities

Question 4

diversity characteristics

Answer 4

• statements about group affiliations, not about the qualities of individuals
• descriptions of categories that make people experience exclusion/discrimination or privilege/power in society
  => they allow us to question (and ideally dissolve) invisible norms

Question 5

social identities

Answer 5

the different roles you take in your life (personal and professional) that create meaning and determine your worldview

• -> an identity related to a group membership
• -> how we identify ourselves in relation to what we have in common
• -> how you define yourself or how you are defined by nature and/or others

Question 6

intersectionality

Answer 6

overlapping social identities and the impact of holding multiple identities at the same time

• -> people have multiple social identities and those don’t necessarily align, they could even collide
• -> we are defined by these multiple social identities and the way they relate to each other

=> also explains how different forms of discrimination or inequality compound on each other
=> e.g. being discriminated because you’re a woman + black + gay