Terms
Terms
25 Diversity/ Multicultural Education terms
To give myself a better understanding of these words. I believe that these words are crucial to know in todays society and help bring change to the world.
- Activism
- noun
- being active on the political side of things and pushing towards change
- Class
- noun
- economic status, where people are on the social pyramid
- Color Blindness
- adjective
- unable to identify specific colors, meaning not persuaded by racial prejudice
- Culture
- noun
- the unique operations of a nation that people and groups take part in
- Disability
- noun
- to be born with limits and be incapable of doing certain things
- Diversity
- noun
- there is variety
- Equality
- noun
- where everyone exists in equal opportunities
- Ethnicity
- noun
- being a part of a specific social group that comes from the same nation
- Faith
- noun
- have trust in things or people
- Gender Expression
- noun
- Inclusion
- noun
- it is when a person is included and a apart of something
- Indigenous
- adjective
- naturally coming from a certain place, born there
- Meritocracy
- noun
- power is held by someone selected based on their capabilities
- Microaggression
- noun
- a small act of aggression towards a certain group, also can be seen as discrimination towards that person or group
- Minority
- noun
- small numbers, being a small something
- Privilege
- noun
- advantage only to a certain person or group
- Race
- noun
- which origin you stem from , which makes you who you are
- Racism
- Noun
- discrimination on people because they are in a certain group, usually someone of minority
- Religion
- noun
- the worship of someone with great power, a God like person
- Sex
- noun
- there are two categories and you belong to one whether male or female, this is based on reproductive functions
- Sociocultural Learning Theory
- emphasizes the part of how social interactions play in psych development
- Stereotypes
- noun
- it is having an idea of someone without knowing for sure anything about that person or group
- System of Oppression
- a system that will discriminate against particular people or groups but gaining benefits for other groups
- Tolerance
- noun
- being able to deal with something that might push ones buttons, or putting up with something a person might not agree with
- Values
- plural noun
- the importance of something