Community Competency

Question 1

Differences in cultures, abilities, ideas, philosophies, backgrounds, and histories that exist among individuals

Answer 1

Diversity

Question 2

_______ an individual-level attitude (positive or negative) toward groups and their members that creates or maintains hierarchical status relations between groups
- judgements, attitudes

Answer 2

Prejudice

Question 3

Behavior that creates, maintains, or reinforces advantage for some groups and their members over other groups and their members
- actions, behaviors

Answer 3

Discrimination

Question 4

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control
- actions, control

Answer 4

Oppression

Question 5

6 tools of discrimination

Answer 5

• appropriate
• dehumanize
• exclude
• intimidate
• scapegoat
• segregate

Question 6

To take something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission

Answer 6

appropriate

Question 7

Deprive of human qualities

Answer 7

dehumanize

Question 8

Deny someone access to or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege

Answer 8

Exclude

Question 9

the act of intentionally coercing or frightening someone to cause them to do something against their will, or to prevent them from doing something they want to do

Answer 9

intimidate

Question 10

A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency

Answer 10

scapegoat

Question 11

set apart from the rest or each other; isolate or divide

Answer 11

segregate