Week 4: Unconscious Biases

Question 1

What is power

Answer 1

It is the ability to influuence descions that impact oneself and others over timre.
- Fluid and Dynamic
- Social, cultural, political
- Power is a heath and social justice issue

Question 1

what is privilege

Answer 1

• Benefits or advantages avaible because one is percieved to be part of a certain group. Given to those in power and denied to those oppressed.

Question 2

What is oppression?

Answer 2

• The unjust use of power against a less powerful or advanated group.
• Relie on structural/systemic power systems at levels that preputae over time.

Question 3

What is idenity ?

Answer 3

Social idenities both internally created externally applied
- These idenities are used to bestow benefits, used to explain outcomes, harder to change.

Question 4

What is a positionality?

Answer 4

• Social and politcal space that we occupy and contextualize our idenity and influences on how we see the world.
• Dyanmic, and relational
• Power and Oppression

Question 5

What is a position statement?

Answer 5

Encompass your worldview which is shaped by yout expereinces and your reflections.