Social Justice week 7 Flashcards

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Ethnicity

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Cultural characteristics such as language, religion, food, shared descent, cultural traditions, and shared geographic locations

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2
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Race

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Socially constructed category used to classify

people according to physical characteristics

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3
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Prejudice

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An attitude that is generalized to all

members of a certain group

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4
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Racism

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A specific form of prejudice based on physical appearances, such as skin color

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5
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Discrimination

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Treating someone unfairly because of

their group membership

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6
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Critical Race Theory

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Original Influencer: W.E.B Du Bois

Intellectual Founder: Derrick Bell

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7
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Critical Race Theory

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References economic, cultural, ideological, political, and psychological spheres argues that racism is not irregular, but rather the typical way that society conducts itself.

Argues that racism serves the economic interests of the (white) dominant class and not members of racialized groups.

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Unpacking Prejudice: Cognitive Component

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what individuals THINK, with stereotypes at the foundation of these thoughts.

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Unpacking Prejudice: Affective Component

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how individuals FEEL - the emotions
attached to stereotypes (ex. Dislike, mistrust). The
emotional component makes prejudice resistant to change

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10
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Unpacking Prejudice: Behavioural Component

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prejudice put into ACTION is discrimination – treating someone unfairly because of their group membership.

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Unpacking Discrimination: Individual

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may include avoiding contact with certain groups, making offensive jokes, using derogatory names, insults, verbal abuse, physical violence, and hate crimes.

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12
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Unpacking Discrimination: Institutional and Systemic

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embedded in policies, laws and practices within

organizations.

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13
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Settler Colonialism

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Settle and displace Indigenous peoples

Racialized policing as part of settler colonialism as it reinforces and normalizes structural inequalities

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14
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Understanding structural violence

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Forms of violence that are systemic

Practices that actively exclude, marginalize or
punish particular groups of people.

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15
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Hate Crimes

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is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE committed against a
person or property that is based upon the victim’s race,
national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or any other similar factor

Data collected by the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) and the General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadian’s Safety (Victimization)

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16
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Initiatives to address and prevent hate crimes

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Government and non-governmental initiatives
Government of Canada- Building a foundation for change
Policing and specialized hate crime units
NGOs example - Canadian Anti-Racism Network