multicultural vocabulary chapters 5-6

Question 1

When Whites profess to not see the “color” of persons of color

Answer 1

Colorblindness

Question 2

When members of the dominant culture impose their standards upon culturally diverse populations without regard for differences

Answer 2

Cultural oppression

Question 3

The invisibility of people’s values and beliefs (worldviews) which are outside the level of conscious awareness

Answer 3

Invisible veil

Question 4

refers to people’s beliefs about the degree of control they have over their life circumstance

Answer 4

Locus of control

Question 5

refers to the degree of responsibility or blame placed on the individual or system

Answer 5

Locus of responsibility

Question 6

A psychological orientation that attributes higher credibility to people who occupy a particular legitimate position

Answer 6

The authority set

Question 7

A psychological orientation toward accepting or rejecting information based upon whether it is consistent with other opinions, beliefs, or behaviors

Answer 7

The consistency set

Question 8

A psychological orientation most concerned with the perceived rewards and punishments that a source is able to deliver

Answer 8

The economic set

Question 9

A psychological orientation that makes information credible if it is consistent with one’s group identity

Answer 9

The identity set

Question 10

A psychological orientation toward obtaining correct information (solutions and skills) that has adaptive value in the real world

Answer 10

The problem-solving set

Question 11

A survival mechanism used by people of color to appear docile, nonassertive, and happy-go-lucky

Answer 11

Uncle Tom Syndrome:

Question 12

Racism and unconscious bias that is invisible to those who perpetuate it

Answer 12

Unintentional racism:

Question 13

Explanations that attribute blame to marginalized group members for their status in life when the cause is due to external barriers such as bias and discrimination

Answer 13

Victim blaming:

Question 14

The unearned advantages and privileges that accrue to people of light-colored skin (usually White European descent)

Answer 14

White privilege

Question 15

Negative bias toward people with disabilities reflecting societal assumptions and practices people who are able bodied

Answer 15

Ableism

Question 16

Cultural ideology that assumes heterosexuality to be the societal norm and distinctively superior to homosexuality

Answer 16

Heterosexism

Question 17

Includes homophobia, or phobia of homosexual individuals, and cultural attitudes that devalue sexual minorities

Answer 17

Homonegativity

Question 18

Prejudice directed toward Muslim individuals or followers of Islam

Answer 18

Islamaphobia

Question 19

Brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to a target group

Answer 19

Microaggression

Question 20

Blatant verbal, nonverbal, or environmental attacks intended to convey discriminatory and biased sentiments

Answer 20

Microassault

Question 21

Behaviors or verbal comments that convey rudeness or insensitivity or demean a person’s group identity heritage

Answer 21

Microinsult

Question 22

Verbal comments or behaviors that exclude, negate, or dismiss the psychological thoughts, feelings, or experiential reality of the target group

Answer 22

Microinvalidation

Question 23

Blatant and overt acts of discrimination that are epitomized by White supremacy, that denies people of color their equal rights and opportunities, and can include having hate crimes perpetuated against

Answer 23

Racism

Question 24

Unequal and unfair treatment of women that is embedded in our culture and often perceived as normal appropriate behaviors

Answer 24

Subtle sexism:

Question 25

Prejudice against transgendered individuals

Answer 25

Transphobia