Social Equality class

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Status, Master Status, Andocentricism, Bechdel test

Internalized oppression

Prejudice - A preconceived opinion not based on reason or actual experience

Racism - prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior; socially constructed

Discrimination - the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex [women paid less than men]

Institutional racism - racism expressed in the practice of social and political institutions, or racism by individuals or informal social groups, governed by behavioral norms that support racist thinking and foment active racism; dehumanization, devaluation [using NAtive American symbols as school's mascot]

Family - There are traditional views of what marriage should be, as well as what a family should look like (ie. nuclear family - American Dream mentality). traditional institutions of marriage do not generally support gay/lesbian marriage. Gay/Lesbian couples are more likely to be discriminated against marriage as well as adoption. Solution: legalizing gay marriage

Education - Teachers showing preferencial treatment towards white students. Solution: Affirmative action

The State - Tax breaks for the rich.

Media - Af-Am portrayed as more aggressive in the media.