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Social
Construct
Something that has been created by society.ex) race TERM 2
Ethnicity
DEFINITION 2 One's heritage/ cultural traits TERM 3
Culture
DEFINITION 3 Very broad- can be morals, beliefs, perspectivesLearned behaviors not to be confused with ethnicityCulture is notperceivedas learned, it'sperceivedas fact TERM 4
How does culture affect choices?
DEFINITION 4 Culture defines options and tells us which ones are socially acceptable or not TERM 5
How do we know that race is a social
construct?
DEFINITION 5 It's defined differently in different places/times.
Why is the social construct of race successful?
Because we don't realize it is and weperceiveit as the way things should be. TERM 7
How were people judged before slavery?
DEFINITION 7 They were judged on whether they were Christian, English, and what language they spoke. TERM 8
What are the benefits of bigotry?
DEFINITION 8 -It gives us a scapegoat-It's a self esteem boost and helps make sense of the world-enhances/protects self esteem- reduces uncertainty- we act onstereotypeswe have of people so we can organize our world-people who aremarginalizedget the bad jobs-it eliminates opponents so we can say that others are less than us TERM 9
Why was white privilege created?
DEFINITION 9 People of privilege needed to justify why they treated people badly and used race. They said that black people weren't as good as whites. TERM 10
Privilege
DEFINITION 10 When certain groups have something that other groups are denied
What is the problem with the social
construction of race?
Peopleperceiveit as being real, not being made up TERM 17
Does privilege guarantee success?
DEFINITION 17 No, but it gives more opportunities and makes success more likely TERM 18
Does it matter "what" you are?
DEFINITION 18 It matters what group people put you in, not what group you're really in.Where society places you determines how you're treated. TERM 19
Can you have privilege without feeling
privileged?
DEFINITION 19 Yes because you can occupy a privileged category and not be successfulYou can have privilege in some ways and not in othersOur reference groups can make us feel shorted TERM 20
Can you be oppressed without feeling
oppressed?
DEFINITION 20 Yes, you can occupy a group that's oppressed and not feel oppressed. This might be due to naturalization.
How does the individual experience relate to
privilege/oppression?
Privilege has nothing to do with whether you're happy or not.We occupy more than 1 category and some may be privileged and some may not. TERM 22
How do we make privilege happen? How does
it relate to prejudice and discrimination?
DEFINITION 22 It happens through what people think/feel/doPrejudice has a lot to do with making discrimination happen TERM 23
What are some ways we oppress people?
DEFINITION 23 Through avoidance, exclusion, and rejection
