Terminology of diversity

25 Diversity/ multicultural education terms

This glossary will help people understand different terms with diversity.

American with Disabilities Act: It is an act that has made it so you cannot discriminate against people with a disability.
Colorblindness: It is when a person or group of people believe that they do not see color such as ethnic backgrounds.
Contrasting obligations: It is the obligation that the parties involve share the same responsibility of the contrast and hold to it.
Cultural competence: It’s is how people are able communicate using their thoughts and their own beliefs.
Culturally Responsive Teaching: It is the way to teach someone through their cultural background.
Diversity: It’s is the mixture of cultures, race, genders, and ethnic backgrounds that practice quality.
Equality: It is the state of being equal
Equity: It is about being fair and equal.
Hidden Curriculum: It’s is the lessons you learn through life that are taught with values norms and beliefs.
Inclusion: It is about being included with a group that has structure around it.
Intersectionality: It is how social categorization creates disadvantages and oppressions with certain groups
LGBTQ: It is the initials of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender.
Looking glass self: It is how we think others view us in the world
Meritocracy: The government has power over the people
Micro aggressions: It is unintentional discrimination against a group or person
People of color: Someone who is not Caucasian
Privilege: It’s an advantage or right a person or group has.
Race: It is when groups of people share physical and social identities
Racism: It is discrimination against a person or group of people based on their ethnic group.
Religion: It’s the worship of a high power many know it os worshiping God
Social Justice: It is how society views their roles they have within society and how these roles give the people the distribution of wealth and privilege.
Social Reproduction Theory: It’s is how race gender and social classes create capitalism
Sociocultural learning theory: Social classes play a role in the physiological development of a person
Stereotypes: It is an image or idea of a person that is false but is viewed as true to many
System of oppression: They are institutions or structures with norms that create oppressions with certain groups