Definitions Flashcards
What is privilege?
a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor : PREROGATIVE
especially : such a right or immunity attached specifically to a position or an office
What is sociology?
- the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships
specifically : the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings
What is conceit?
Conceit is excessive pride or self-importance.
”Do you know who I am!?”
What is a pedant?
1a. one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
1b. one who makes a show of knowledge
1c. a formalist or precisionist in teaching
- obsolete : a male schoolteacher
Pronunciation: ped’nt
What is pareidolia?
The tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern
Pronounced para-doh-leah
Origin:
Ancient Greek: para: alongside, concurrant, with; eídōlon: image, relflection
What is PTSD?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event, often persisting for months or years after the trauma.
What is PSD?
Post-Stroke Depression (PSD) is a common condition where individuals experience depressive symptoms following a stroke. It can include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, fatigue, and loss of interest, often complicating recovery, and may affect up to one-third of stroke survivors.
What is depression?
a mood disorder marked by varying degrees of sadness, despair, and loneliness typically accompanied by inactivity, guilt, loss of concentration, social withdrawal, sleep disturbances, and sometimes suicidal tendencies
What is sadness?
a) affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness
b) causing or associated with grief or unhappiness
What is autogynephilia?
A male’s propensity to be sexually aroused by the thought of himself as a female
What is arrogance?
offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride
origin: “presumption”
Why is autogynephilia not a paraphilia?
Paraphilias involve sexual arousal from atypical objects or scenarios, while autogynephilia is centered on the individual’s own fantasy of being the opposite sex.
What is the second definition of sociology?
The scientific analysis of a social institution as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of society
According to James Lindsay, what does DEI represent?
According to James Lindsay,
“Diversity” represents politicizing
“Equity” represents redistribution
“Inclusion” represents accomodating
(the intolerant ideology of the Woke activists to achieve renormalization that transforms the institution)
What is ethnicity?
Ethnicity refers to a group of people who share a common cultural identity, such as language, traditions, ancestry, or religion.
What is the earliest-known, recorded use of the term “woke?”
The earliest-known, recorded use of the term “woke” comes from a song called “Scottsboro Boys“ by a blues musician called “Lead Belly” in 1938. It meant to “keep your eyes open” about the Scottsboro boys: nine black teenagers convicted of gangraping two white women on a train ride during the Jim Crow era in Scottsboro, Alabama.
Describe linguistics.
Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.
What is the scientific study of language?
It encompasses its structure, meaning, sounds, and use in communication.
What does term refer to in a limited or definite extent?
It refers to a limited or definite extent of time, especially the time for which something lasts.
Example: term of office.
