Unit 1

Question 1

What is Genocide?

Answer 1

Any of acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, such as killing members of the group.

Question 2

What are the 8 steps of genocide?

Answer 2

1. Classification: Dividing a nation by race, religion, and ethnicity, with help of controlled media
2. Symbolization: Labelling the classified groups by a symbol and forcibly assigning visual symbols for those people to wear
   3.Dehumanization: A specific group of people being marked as sub-human or below another group
3. Organization: The planning of action to deal with chosen group, for example, the Nazis “Final Solution”, their plan for the Holocaust and training militia to genocide more efficiently
4. Polarization: Groups are further driven apart by the nation through propaganda and hate crimes
5. Preparation: Further planning is taking place to reach the nations final goal
6. Extermination: This is where the genocide occurs, the nation takes action to start killing the chosen group
7. Negation/Denial: The perpetrators attempt to cover their crimes up

Question 3

Holocaust as an example of Genocide

Answer 3

1.Classification: Nazis believed that Jewish people and other minorities were not Aryans and therefore not German
2.Symbolization: Propaganda made Jewish people look evil and distorted, made Jews wear a Yellow six-pointed star
3.Dehumanization: propaganda made Jewish people seem improper compared to Aryans
4.Organization: Concentration camps were set up, the SS were mobile military group that would find Jews in towns
5.Polarization: Nazis made Germans fear Jews to separate them from Germans
6.Preparation: Nazi Germany had over 1000 concentration camps
7.Extermination: Nazis killed millions of people not just Jews but Soviets, Serbian, Romas
8. Even when Germany was losing the war they were still spending money on the killing of Jews

Question 4

What were enemy aliens in Canada?

Answer 4

2300 Jewish refugees were considered potential threats but were let in, they shared camps with Nazi POWs

Question 5

Eugenics in Canada

Answer 5

Selective breeding that directs human evolution, sexual sterilization was allowed in Alberta if you were deemed “unfit” to have kids from 1928-72, the same sexual sterilization happened to the indigenous population in Canada in 1930s

Question 6

Genocide in Canada

Answer 6

Canada had residential schools these have affected 4,118 kids and still counting

Question 7

Personal identity what is it?

Answer 7

The concept you develop about yourself that evolves throughout your life including things you have no control over such as skin colour or where you grew up.

Question 8

Moral compass, what is it?

Answer 8

Used in reference to a persons ability to judge what is right and wrong, and act accordingly

Question 9

What is Identity and what is community?

Answer 9

Identity refers to the characteristics, qualities, and beliefs that define a person or group while community is A community is a group of people who are connected by common interests, goals, values, or circumstances

Question 10

What is prejudice?

Answer 10

A opinion not based on fact that discriminates against a group or a person.

Question 11

What is discrimination?

Answer 11

An action or decision that treats a person or group negativily, such as their race, age or disability.

Question 12

What is racisim?

Answer 12

Assumptions, opinions, actions stemming from the belief that one race is superior to another.

Question 13

What is conformity?

Answer 13

The changing of ones behaviour to “fit in” or “go along” with others around them.

Question 14

What is a stereotype?

Answer 14

a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offence.

Question 15

What is a Bias?

Answer 15

against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement

Question 16

what does authority mean?

Answer 16

the power to give orders to people

Question 17

What is a bystander?

Answer 17

a person who sees something that is happening but is not involved

Question 18

what is an Upsatnder?

Answer 18

a person who sees something that is happening but IS involved

Question 19

What is a victim?

Answer 19

a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.

Question 20

What is a perpetrator?

Answer 20

a person who commits a crime or does something that is wrong or evil

Question 21

What is ethnic cleansing?

Answer 21

the policy of forcing the people of a particular ethnic group to leave an area or a country

Question 22

What are war crimes?

Answer 22

a cruel act that is committed during a war and is against the international rules of war

Question 23

What are crimes against humanity?

Answer 23

Crimes against humanity are serious acts like murder, torture, and enslavement that target civilians. They are prosecuted internationally to seek justice for victims.

Question 24

What is the United Nations and what came before it?

Answer 24

International organation founded 1945, the league of nations came before.

Question 25

What is the purpose of the UN

Answer 25

tries to keep world peace, develop friendly relations, mainly known for peacekeeping, peace building, and conflict prevention

Question 26

Why did the League of Nations fail?

Answer 26

The LON failed due to foreign agressors and inside members ignoring league efforts to appease Hitler which then led to WWII.

Question 27

What is the General assembly?

Answer 27

When all 193 member states meet in New York, USA in the month of september. These countries discuss peace, security, admision of new members, and budgetary matters.

Question 28

What are the forms of discrimination?

Answer 28

Sexism, Classism, Ageism, Racism, and Ableism

Question 29

What are the stages in Allports scale of prejudice?

Answer 29

Stage 1: Antilocution - means making derogetory speech and hate speech can include jokes or express hateful opinions of others
Stage 2: Avoidance - avoidance of one group by another leads to harm through isolation and can escalate to worse prejudice. Xenophobia, or fear of the unfamiliar, fuels this separation.
Srtage 3: Discrimination - Discrimination denies a group equal access to opportunities, goods, or services, harming their education, employment, and rights.
Stage 3B: Subtle Aggression - the belief in a hierarchy of power that assumes individuals have less knowledge based on their age, gender, race, or other characteristics, leading to their exclusion.
Stage 4: Physical Attack - Hate crimes involve vandalism, property destruction, and violent attacks on individuals, including lynchings, pogroms, and terrorism. These acts target specific groups based on identity, causing severe harm.
Stage 5: Extermination - Genocide and ethnic cleansing involve the systematic extermination or mass expulsion of unwanted ethnic or religious groups, as seen in the Holocaust, Rwanda, and Bosnia.

Question 30

What is an example of Redlining?

Answer 30

Levittown, a suburban development. William Levitt, the developer, instituted explicitly racist policies that prohibited non-white residents. Redlining was meant to separate white and black americans in this case.

Question 31

why does division occur?

Answer 31

Divisions arise from social stratification, which creates inequalities based on language, religion, and ethnicity. This leads to a hierarchical order that privileges some groups over others, causing social tensions.

Question 32

What is membership?

Answer 32

Membership refers to belonging to a specific group defined by shared characteristics, influencing social dynamics by creating “in” groups (“we”) and “out” groups (“they”). This division highlights inequalities and can lead to the mistreatment of those in marginalized groups.

Question 33

What is a NIMBY?

Answer 33

NIMBY stands for Not In My Back Yard, This refers to local residents opposing proposed real estate and infrastructure developments in their area, while also advocating for strict land use regulations.

Question 34

What is the relation between NIMBY and discrimination?

Answer 34

NIMBY opposition to housing projects arises from stereotypes and negative attitudes about potential residents, often tied to discriminatory beliefs. This can lead to actions and policies by municipalities that reflect these biases.

Question 35

Informational vs. Normative

Answer 35

Informational: when people adjust their behavior to align with what they perceive as the correct response in uncertain situations. They rely on the guidance of others who appear more knowledgeable to help inform their own decisions.
Normative: Normative influence arises from the desire to avoid punishments and gain rewards. This can involve conforming to rules or behaviors, even if one disagrees, in order to fit in or be liked by others.

Question 36

What does identification mean?

Answer 36

the process of conforming to social roles, where individuals adjust their behavior to match expectations linked to a specific role.

Question 37

What does compliance mean?

Answer 37

when someone alters their behavior to fit in with a group while still disagreeing internally.

Question 38

What does Internalization mean?

Answer 38

changing one’s behavior to align with another person’s, often adopting their preferences or tastes.