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Suffolk Uni - Social justice terms Category: People and society > Social justice Date & country: 21/02/2017, USA Words: 52

Xenophobia
the fear and hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.

Xenophobia
the fear and hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.

Transgender
an umbrella term for people who do not identify with their birth-assigned sex and/or whose gender expression does not conform to the societal expectations. Trans* is used as an inclusive abbreviation.

Transphobia
the fear and hatred of transgender people.

Transsexual
people who change their presentation to express their gender identity. Examples of these transitions might include

White Privilege
The concrete benefits of access to resources and social rewards and the power to share the norms and values of society that Whites receive, tacitly or explicitly, by virtue of their position in a racist society. (Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, Second Edition, Routledge, 2007)

Social Justice
a process and a goal. A commitment to a socially just world and the committed actions to make that world a reality. Or, `The goal of social justice is full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure… Social justice 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.` (Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice)

Sexual Orientation
a person’s sexual and emotional attractions, not necessarily dependent on behavior. Terms associated with sexual orientation include

Sexism
a system of oppression that privileges men, subordinates women, and devalues practices associated with women.

Sexual Orientation
a person’s sexual and emotional attractions, not necessarily dependent on behavior. Terms associated with sexual orientation include

Religious Oppression
oppression against individuals or groups based on their religious beliefs and practices.

Racism
oppression against individuals or groups based on their actual or perceived racial identity.

Queer
a term for individuals whose gender identity/expression and/or sexual orientation does not conform to societal norms. This reclaimed term is increasingly being used as an inclusive umbrella term for the LGBTQIA community.

Pronouns
a word that substitutes for a noun. Most people have pronouns that they expect others to use for them. Most cisgender individuals use pronouns that line up with their birth-assigned sex. Many GenderQueer and Trans folks have selected pronouns that best suit who they are and sometimes generate new terms.

Privilege
A group of unearned cultural, legal, social, and institutional rights extended to a group based on their social group membership. Individuals with privilege are considered to be the normative group, leaving those without access to this privilege invisible, unnatural, deviant, or just plain wrong. Most of the time, these privileges are automatic and most individuals in the privileged group are unaware of them. Some people who can `pass` as members of the privileged group might have access to some levels of privilege (J. Beal 2009).

Pansexual
an identity term for a person who is attracted to people of all genders

Power
the ability to get what you want (The GLSEN Jumpstart Guide

Prejudice
A pre-judgment or unjustifiable, and usually negative, attitude of one type of individual or groups toward another group and its members. Such negative attitudes are typically based on unsupported generalizations (or stereotypes) that deny the right of individual members of certain groups to be recognized and treated as individuals with individual characteristics. (Institute for Democratic Renewal and Project Change Anti-Racism Initiative. A Community Builder’s Tool Kit. Claremont, CA

Oppression
The systemic and pervasive nature of social inequality woven throughout social institutions as well as embedded within individual consciousness. Oppression fuses institutional and systemic discrimination, personal bias, bigotry, and social prejudice in a complex web of relationships and structures that saturate most aspects of life in our society.

Lesbian
an identity term for a female-identified person who is attracted to other female-identified people.

Intersex
A person whose genitals, secondary sex characteristics, chromosomes, and/or hormone levels do not fit into the medical/societal definition of male or female. This is the preferred term to hermaphrodite.

Islamophobia
the irrational fear or hatred of Islam, Muslims, Islamic traditions and practices, and, more broadly, those who appear to be Muslim.

Intersectionality
A feminist sociological model and/or lens for critical analysis that focuses on the intersections of multiple, mutually-reinforcing systems of oppression, power, and privilege. Intersectional theorists look at how the individual experiece is impacted by multiple axes of oppression and privilege. Variables include, but are not limited to

Horizontal Oppression
When people from targeted groups believe, act on, or enforce dominant systems of oppression against other members of targeted groups.

Internalized Oppression
the fear and self-hatred of one’s own identity or identity group. Internalized oppression is learned and is based in the acceptance of oppressive stereotypes, attitudes, and beliefs about one’s own identity group.

Internalized Oppression
the fear and self-hatred of one’s own identity or identity group. Internalized oppression is learned and is based in the acceptance of oppressive stereotypes, attitudes, and beliefs about one’s own identity group.

Homophobia
the fear, hatred, and intolerance of people who identify or are perceived as gay or lesbian.

Heterosexual
an identity term for a female-identified person who is attracted to male-identified people or a male-identified person who is attracted to female-identified people.

Heterosexism
the individual, societal, cultural, and institutional beliefs and practices that that favor heterosexuality and assume that heterosexuality is the only natural, normal, or acceptable sexual orientation. This creates an imbalance in power, which leads to systemic, institutional, pervasive, and routine mistreatment of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. (UT Austin Gender and Sexuality Center)

Genderqueer
an identity term for a person who may not identify with and/or express themselves within the gender binary.

Gender Identity
a person’s innate sense of their own gender

Gender Expression
a person’s presentation of their gender. These outward expressions of gender can be intentional or unintentional and involve one’s mannerisms, clothing, hair, speech, clothing, and activities (and more!).

Gender Identity
a person’s innate sense of their own gender

Gender
Socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society deems masculine or feminine. This social construct is often linked to and confused with the biological construct of sex.

Gender Binary
a social construction of gender in which there are two distinct and opposite genders

Gender Expression
a person’s presentation of their gender. These outward expressions of gender can be intentional or unintentional and involve one’s mannerisms, clothing, hair, speech, clothing, and activities (and more!).

Discrimination
When members of a more powerful group behave unjustly or cruelly to members of a less powerful group (Qkit

Ethnocentrism
judging another culture solely based on the standards and values of one’s own culture. Also, a belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own nation or ethnic group.

Gay
an identity term for a male-identified person who is attracted to other male-identified people.

Collusion
Thinking and acting in ways that support dominant systems of power, privilege, and oppression. Both privileged and oppressed groups can collude with oppression.

Coming Out
the process by which LGBTQI individuals recognize, accept, typically appreciate, and often celebrate their sexual orientation, sexuality, or gender identity/expression. Coming out varies across culture and community.

Cisgender
individuals whose gender identity and expression line up with their birth-assigned sex.

Cissexism
The system of oppression that values cisgender people, upholds the gender binary, and marginalizes, oppresses, and makes invisible the lives and experiences of transgender people.

Classism
The institutional, cultural, societal, and individual beliefs and practices that assign value to people based in their socio-economic class. Here, members of more privileged socio-economic classes are seen as having a greater value.

Biphobia
the irrational hatred or fear of people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or fluid.

Birth Assigned Sex
the designation that refers to a person’s biological, morphological, hormonal, and genetic composition. One’s sex is typically assigned at birth and classifed as either male or female.

Bisexual
an identity term for people who are attracted to people of two genders, usually to both men and women. Bi* is used as an inclusive abbreviation for the bi, pan, and fluid community.

Anti-Semitism
the systematic discrimination against and oppression of Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture and traditions.

Asexual
an identity term for a people who either do not feel sexual attraction or do not feel desire for a sexual partner or partners. Some asexual individuals may still have romantic attractions.

Birth Assigned Sex
the designation that refers to a person’s biological, morphological, hormonal, and genetic composition. One’s sex is typically assigned at birth and classifed as either male or female.

Ageism
A system of oppression that works against the young and the old and values individuals in their 30s to 50s.

Ally
a person who is a member of an advantaged social group who takes a stand against oppression, works to eliminate oppressive attitudes and beliefs in themselves and their communities, and works to interrogate and understand their privilege.