GRI 103 Midterm questions and answers

Social Justice defending humans dignity by making sure that all people are having their needs met and their rights are protected Diversity involving people from many national origins, colors, religions, socioeconomic statuses (amount of money), sexual orientations, etc. Inequality two or more people who are not equal in their status, rights, or opportunities/privileges Social Power the power to influence others in a social situation Intersectionality looking at the whole person's identities instead of each identity separately since identities interact and have different effects (ex. being black AND a woman vs being black AND a man) Identity Tapestry The idea that all identities are recognized and shown together on an identity tapestry almost like a quilt with many different squares Feminsim Believing and fighting for women's rights because you believe men and women are equals Social Justice vs Social Diversity approaches SD- A diversity approach looks at these differences and says if they are understood and respected, fairness and equality will follow SJ- Acknowledges the importance of understanding cultural and social diversity but recognizes that these differences are often what makes people in society unequal What is culture? the way of life for a group of people Barrel Model of Culture superstructure, social structure, infrastructure, environment cultural differences beliefs, values, habits, diet and health practices that relate to a person's culture or religion that a different from other cultures or religions social inequality people in a society where the members have different amounts of wealth, prestige (respect), or power. social diversity people in a society having different experiences and characteristics than others in the same population social stratification a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarch; so some people are at the top because of their features while others are at the bottom for theirs social construction of group identity a person's sense of who they are when they identify with a group of people (ex. going to a Christian church and identifying as a Christian because you are in that group of people going to that church) Normativity what society thinks is the standard/normal way to do something Normative definition of difference describes difference from the norm/standard as bad social institutions patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on meeting social needs hegemony domination over others double consciousness an idea made by W.E.B. DuBois describing that a group of people have one way of looking at themselves and then thinking about how other people look/think about them another way. identity our sense of self; who are you? identity triangle self, society, physical representation of identity Marginilization treatment of a person, group, or concept as not important Levels of social analysis Privilege/oppression is at all these levels- Micro level: individual person Meso level: group of people Macro level: societies, cultures, the whole world privilege A special favor, right, or advantage given to a person or group. oppression cruel or unfair treatment or control of a person/group over a long time Socialization The process by which people learn customs and values of their culture. flaunting "showing off" parts of your identity covering "hiding" some parts of your identity Sexism the belief that one sex is better than the other Heterosexism a view that labels anyone who is not heterosexual as an "other" who is not normal Trans Oppression when people lose privileges in society and/or are discriminated against if they don't identify with their biological sex (man or woman). Gender what you feel inside about who you are Sex the chromosomes/biological factors that make you male or female Intersex possessing biological sexual characteristics of both sexes Fluidity of Gender Everyone is on a spectrum with their gender and you can fall with being completely masculine (boy-like) or completely feminine (girl-like) or somewhere in between