Othering and Difference Flashcards

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What is social difference?

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Characteristics that contribute to a social identity, whereby a person belongs and understands themselves to be part of particular groups.

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What are the characteristics that contribute to someone’s identity?

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  • Gender
  • Age
  • Race
  • Sexual orientation
  • Religion
  • disability
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What is Otheristation (Spalek, 2008)

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Perpetuation of dominant norms and suppression of difference within society.

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What are some Dominant supressions within society?

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  • Patriarchy
  • Whiteness
  • Secularism
  • Heteronormativity
  • Able-bodied
  • Youth
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What issues has modern social difference in criminology creating a dominant framework made?

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It devalues other approaches, including feminism and critical race theory.
Work in this field is seen as less valid or objective.
such narratives often stand at odds with the logical and rational reasoning of the dominant framework.

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What is the definition of a hate crime?

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A crime that usually involves violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability.

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What is a Microaggression?

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A statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority.

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