Key Terms Flashcards
What types of discrimination do you already know?
ABLEISM
SEXISM
RACISM
AGEISM
TRANSPHOBIA
НОМОРНОВІА
What is the definition of Prejudice?
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
(i.e. to pre-judge)
What is the definition of Discrimination?
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
What is the definition of Injustice?
Violation of a right or of the rights of another - unfairness / inequality.
What is the definition of Poverty?
Poverty is a state or condition when people lack the financial resources and essentials required within a society. Poverty is relative to your geographical location.
What is Social Justice?
Ensuring that society treats people fairly in terms of wealth, opportunities and privileges regardless of any aspect of their identity.
What are Human Rights?
The basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings should be entitled.
What does UDHR stand for?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
What is the UDHR?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) which is extended to all people in countries which have signed up to the agreement (currently 192).
Why do people discriminate
Prejudice can be a barrier which stops people living, working and learning together as a community. It is very unfair and it only takes someone to be ‘different’ to be singled out for discrimination. The victims are in the minority and often find it difficult to deal with
Why do people discriminate based on bad experiences?
If a person has a bad experience with someone, they may think everyone else like them is the same.
How does upbringing contribute to discrimination?
Continual exposure to prejudicial views at a young age can normalize these views, leading to different perceptions of people.
What role does media play in discrimination?
Consuming biased information from unregulated media platforms can influence people to think or behave in a certain way.
What is ignorance in the context of discrimination?
Having a negative opinion of a group of people you have not met or know anything about, often based on misconceptions.
What is scapegoating?
Scapegoating refers to blaming a group of people for a problem, such as Hitler blaming the Jews for Germany’s economic issues during WW2.
What is absolute poverty?
An individual or family who does not earn enough money to meet the basic needs of life such as food, clothing and shelter.
What is relative poverty?
Individuals of a family who have income below 60% of average income within their society.
What is generational poverty?
When poverty has become a familial pattern for at least two generations. This can lead to a cycle of poverty within a family: ‘poverty trap’.
What is digital poverty?
The inability to interact with the online world fully, when, where, and how an individual needs to. Often due to a lack of access to the internet / digital devices.
How do you think Covid made society more aware of this?
What is period poverty?
The lack of access to sanitary / period products due to financial limitations.
