Diversity Flashcards
is a socially constructed category that denotes differences among people.
Race
most salient representation of a person’s race is through
skin color
has been used to identify humans in terms of descent, biological type, and subspecies.
Race
is something that exists not in objective reality, but as a result of human interaction. It exists because humans agree that it exists.
social construct
The mid 20th century racial classification by American anthropologist
Carleton S. Coon
(White)race
Caucasoid
(Black)race
Negroid
(Bushmen/Hottentots) race
Capoid
(Oriental/ Amerindian) race
Mongoloid
(Australian Aborigine and Papuan) race
Australoid
is a term that has emerged and in many cases has been used as an interchangeable term for race.
Ethnicity
a more contemporary way to denote different cultures and origins.
Ethnicity
a term that is used to designate groups that are non-White and as such, maintains a racial divide among groups.
People of color
enforceable rights or privileges that, if interfered with, gives rise to an action for injury
Civil Rights
a historic period in the US advocating for social justice
Civil Rights Movement
This approach emphasizes ideological and cultural processes for understanding race and ethnicity
Constructionist Approach
racial groups contribute to the making and sustaining of their identities
Free floating ideology
This states that racism today has become more covert and subtle in nature due to its embedded position within institutionalized practices controlled by the majority
Structural Approach
hides the topic of racism and accusations of racial discrimination.
Color blind ideology
This ideology standardizes the system based on the majority and challenges legal rights attained by minorities.
Color blind ideology
Process by which racial meanings are attached to particular issues and the manner in which race appears to be a key factor in the ways they are defined and understood
Racialization
Addresses how ethnic groups are ”negotiated, defined, and produces through social interaction inside and outside ethnic communities”
Ethnic Identity
Suggests that all people within the society are racialized, including Whites.
Study of whiteness
is a process whereby socialized racist notions become integrated with actions and practices in such a way that these actions and practices become actualized and reinforced through routine situations
Racism
In the workplace, racism can occur through —- actions or ——- practices.
individual, institutional
Interplay of stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination that manifest and support unequal treatment and practices between members of diverse groups
Individual Racism
Intentional and the perpetrator’s racist motives are clearly expressed
OVERT RACISM
More subtle or hidden and the perpetrator’s motives are difficult to detect
COVERT
Reflects the differential effects of policies, practices, and laws on members of certain racial groups
Institutional
involves access to resources, including jobs, voting districts, and federal funding of programs aimed at minorities.
Racial classification
social status that people have little or no choice about occupying
Ascribed status
a rule of descent that assigns social identity on the basis of ancestry
Hypodescent
a person who has parents of two different ethnic classifications
Mixed race
groups of people who share certain beliefs, values, habits, customs, and norms because of their common background
Ethnic Groups
system of human behavior and thought that is not acquired biologically but by growing up in a particular society where exposure to specific cultural traditions are learned and shared by individuals as members of a group.
Culture
The process of change a minority ethnic group may experience when moving to a country where another culture dominates.
Assimilationist Model
Suggests that minority ethnic groups adopt the norms of the dominant culture as the dominant culture assimilates aspects of the
minority cultures until certain aspects of both are no longer separate cultural units.
Assimilationist Model
the belief that a perceived racial difference is sufficient reason to value one person less than another.
Intrinsic Racism
This can hinder effective communication between groups. Perceived levels of social integration and communication skill can accelerate the frequency and intensity of conflict in the workplace
Language
Defined as mode of pronunciation, such as pitch or tone, emphasis pattern, group, or locality. Accent has been used as a reason for lower scores on evaluations and performance reviews in the workplace. Accent have also been used as criteria form intelligence.
Accent
Common type of humor that can have a negative effect on minority ethnic workforce groups.
Ethnic Jokes
Most pervasive problem ethnic minorities confront in the workplace. These are usually distortions about various characteristics of a specific group.
Stereotypes
