EDCP 220 Key Terms Spring 2014 1 27 14 Cycle of Socialization See diagram Social Construction Privilege Oppression Identity Dominant Agent Subordinate Target Bias 1 29 14 When society constructs meaning out of something that just is Exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to rather than because of anything they ve done or failed to do Used rather than discrimination because it s pervasive restrictive hierarchical complex and internalized A social construct based on socioeconomic status class gender age race ethnicity religion sexual orientation and ability The privilege group considered the norm around which assumptions are built and these groups receive attention and recognition The oppressed group about which little or nothing is known because they have not been considered important enough to study Predisposition stereotypes a lens rooted in all of the above terms Socialization cont d A continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms values behavior and social skills appropriate to his or her social position Social Justice A process and a goal The goal is full and equal participation of all groups of all identities in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs Includes a vision of society where distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure We envision a society where individuals are self determining and able to reach their full capacities and are interdependent of interacting democracy with others It involves social actors who have a sense of their own agency as well as a sense of social responsibility toward and with others their society and the broader world in which we live Levels Dimensions of Oppression Conscious unconscious Attitude behavior Individual institutional social cultural Intersectionality The combination of different social identities whose difference in markers do not act independently not everyone from one group is going to have the same experience of oppression because other variables matter 2 3 14 From 1 29 readings Border identity Ally which they gain power Internalized subordination A person who has had two experiences living in two identities and can be one or the other at different times For example an adopted Asian child living in a white family A person outside of the oppressed group who acts against the oppressions from Behaviors thoughts and feelings that the oppressed group expects For example someone of the lower class may not have the same expectations opportunities as someone from the upper class Internalized domination Behaviors thoughts and feelings that the dominant group expects For example a man will think he got the job after an interview but a woman would not even though they had the same exact experience From 2 3 readings Structural oppression 5 Faces of Oppression Its causes are embedded in unquestioned norms habits and symbols in the assumptions underlying institutional rules and the collective consequences of those following those rules Exploitation Marginalization Powerlessness Cultural imperialism Violence Salience Characteristics that attract our attention because they are unusual colorful bright and moving more likely to be attended to than things that do not have these characteristics Confirmation bias The tendency for people to favor information that confirms their expectations regardless of whether or not the information is true Relative social rank in terms of income wealth education occupational status and or power The institutional cultural and individual set of practices and beliefs that assign differential value to people according to their socioeconomic class and an economic system that creates excessive inequality and causes basic human needs to go unmet Something that is owed typically money All new growth in wealth goes to the richest 1 of the population The idea that people have less leisure time due to work which causes them to have less time to take care of their children and parents no time to volunteer and no time to be involved in the community or school The social group between the upper and working classes 4 Myths about class in America 1 The United States is fundamentally a classless society Class distinctions are largely irrelevant today and whatever differences do exist in economic standing Class Classism 2 10 14 Debt Wealth Concentration Caring economy 2 12 14 Middle class they are for the most part insignificant Rich or poor we are all equal and have the same basic needs regardless of economic standing 2 We are essentially a middle class nation Despite some variations in in economic status most Americans have achieved relative affluence in what is widely recognized as a consumer society 3 We are all getting richer 4 Everyone has an equal chance to succeed Success in the United States requires no more than hard work sacrifice and perseverance Wealth vs income good definitions on p 170 o Total extent at a given moment of an individual s accumulated assets and access to resources o A flow of dollars over a set period typically one year Wealth Income 2 19 14 Race p 58 Racism p 58 Prejudice p 65 Ethnicity Sang ka pul white 2 24 14 Racial profiling A sociopolitical not biological construct one that is created and reinforced by social and institutional norms and practices as well as individual attitudes and behaviors A system of advantage based on race The set of institutional cultural and interpersonal patterns and practices that create advantages for people legally defined and socially constructed as white and the corollary disadvantages for people defined as belonging to racial groups that were not considered Whites by the dominate power structure in the United States A preconceived judgment or opinion usually based on limited information A person s background where they are from their religion etc A surgery that cuts the eyelids to give them a crease to look less Asian and more Suspecting someone of having committed an offense because you feel they are threatening due to their race or ethnicity Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE Their mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control customs trade and immigration Triple jeopardy African immigrants face the double threat of being black and immigrant they are twice as likely to be
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