Yosso Flashcards
Counterstory
Recounts experiences of racism and resistance from the perspectives of those on society’s margin
Majoritarian story
Assumptions and conditions
Critical Race Theory (CRT)
Framework used to examine and challenge the ways race and racism implicitly and explicitly shape social structures, practices, and discourses.
Race
Socially constructed category, created to differentiate groups based primarily on skin color, phenotype, ethnicity, and culture for the purpose of showing the superiority or dominance of one group over another
Racism
Systemtic oppression of People of Color- privileges Whites
Aspirational Capital
The ability to maintain hopes and dreams for the future even in the face of barriers
Linguistic Capital
Intellectual and social skills learned through communication experiences in more than one language and/or style
Navigational Capital
skills of maneuvering through social institutions
Social Capital
Networks of people and community resources
Familial Capital
Cultural knowledges nurtured among familia that carry a sense of community history, memory, and cultural intuition
Resistant Capital
Knowledges and skills cultivated through behavior that challenges inequality
Wealth
The total extent of an individual’s accumulated assets and resources
