In order to best facilitate dialogue, the Bias Report and Support team believes that it is important to share a common language of social justice terms. This glossary is not meant to be exhaustive. Because of the way that language works, particularly around these concepts, it is important to note that many of these terms continue to evolve. IdentitiesOur identities are who we are as individuals, including our personal characteristics, history, personality, name and other characteristics that make us unique and different from other individuals.
Types of BiasBias is prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Other Helpful Terms
ReferencesThis glossary was compiled from existing resources provided by the National Conference for Community and Justice, Oregon State University, Arizona State University, Intergroup Relations Center, Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective, 5/e by Linda Lindsey. Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2011, The National Center for Transgender Equality, The Center, and Chegg, Gender Equity Resource Center, BGSU, University of Michigan, Indiana University, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (Ed by Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, Pat Griffin). What do we call a group of people who share physical characteristics?Race. the category of people who share inherited physical characteristics and who are perceived by others as being a distinct group. Ethnicity.
Which term refers to the belief that members of various races possess different and unequal traits?Racism is the belief that members of separate races possess different and unequal human traits.
What term refers to a pseudoscience of genetic lines and the inheritable traits they pass on from generation to generation?Which term refers to a pseudoscience of genetic lines and the inheritable traits they pass on from generation to generation? a. eugenics. Eugenics literally means: a. "
What is a group of people who because of their physical characteristics are singled out and equally treated?Minority Group. A group of people who, because of their physical characteristics or cultural practices, are singled out and treated unequally. Prejudice.
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