AOL542
25 Study of various terms related to diversity and multicultural education. terms
This glossary was created for an assignment for the class 'Diverse Learning Contexts'.
- Ageism
- A prejudice against another person due to their age.
- Bias
- Favoring or going against someone or something due to a preconceived opinion. Usually deemed unfair.
- Bigotry
- An opinion stemming from a prejudice against a person or people due to their membership of a particular group, ethnic background or skin color.
- Civil Rights
- The right that citizens of the United States have to politics, social freedom, and equality.
- Culture
- A term used to describe certain social behaviors which may link back to affiliation with a particular faith, arts or background.
- Disability
- A physical or mental problem which may inhibit a human's movement, activities or senses.
- Diversity
- The inclusion and equality of humans.
- Ethnicity
- Belonging to a particular group due to being from the same nation or culture.
- Inclusion
- The act of being accepted or inducted into a particular group or structure.
- Kinship
- Being related to another individual through blood.
- Language
- The main method of human interaction. Formed through the use of words in a structured way.
- Legality
- That act of being lawful and not breaking rules.
- LGBTQ
- An acronym used for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. Terms typically used to define someone's sexual orientation or gender.
- Literacy
- A term used to announce one's ability to read and write.
- Privilege
- Having a special right or social advantage that is only available to a particular individual or group.
- Racism
- A prejudice, discrimination or dislike for someone due to their race or affiliation with a particular ethnic group.
- Religion
- The belief and worshiping of an individual who typically has certain superhuman powers of leadership and performs various acts of goodwill.
- Sex
- Sex refers to the gender of an individual, that being male or female.
- Sexual Orientation
- This term refers directly to the gender in which an individual is attracted too.
- Social Justice
- This term refers to the balance in society in regard to wealth, opportunities and social freedom of all races.
- Stereotypes
- An unfair prejudice over an individual or group based off of discriminatory words of another person.
- Tolerance
- The skill of being able to handle and deal with something that you may find annoying for an extended period of time.
- Transgender
- A term used when an individual identifies more with the gender which they were not assigned with at birth.
- Values
- An individual's principles in which they base themselves off of.
- Violence
- A physical action that is intended to cause pain and damage to another person