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HSE4MT - Unit 1 Test Review
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- 1Social Justicejustice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society
- 2Equitythe quality of being fair and impartial
- 3Equalitythe state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
- 4Marginalizationtreatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral
- 5Human Rightsa right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person
- 6Diversitythe state of being diverse; variety
- 7Identitythe fact of being who or what a person or thing is
- 8Cisgenderdenoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex
- 9Privilegea special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people
- 10Feminismthe advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes
- 11What is difference between avowed and ascribed identity?Avowed - based on traits and characteristics that individuals use to define themselves
Ascribed - based on traits and characteristics that others use to define an individual - 12Are you mostly part of a dominant or non dominant group? How may being identified with this group affect your perspective and ability to lead?Mostly dominant group (Able-bodied, speak English, cisgender, middle-class, white, heterosexual)
Affects my perspective and ability to lead as it gives me many opportunities. - 13Why do human rights have limitations?They end when we begin to infringe on others rights. (freedom of speech but not to do so in a way that could potentially harm someone)
- 14Identify a theorist's ideas on the concept of social construction. Do you agree or disagree with their ideas?Judith Butler:
- believes that sex (male, female), gender (masculine, feminine), and desire are all linked together and that they shouldn't be. I agree with her ideas - 15What are the stages on the continuum chart?Destructiveness: Attitudes, policies, and practices that are more destructive to diverse populations (genocide, hate crimes)
Incapacity: Systems are biased and perpetuate stereotypes (discriminatory practices)
Blindness: We are all the same (one size fits all)
Pre-Competence: deference recognized, expanding awareness and knowledge of diverse populations
Competence: continues development of new awareness, knowledge, and skills (full and active participants and leaders) - 16What are three key insights of social construction?- Social construction changes over time (it is a slow process)
- Social construction can be different to everyone individually
- we become more accepting if we are open to new concepts - 17Social Constructionbased on a majority’s beliefs or understanding as to what is acceptable
based on sociology and our understanding of society
what we believe to be reality isn’t always the truth
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- Grade 12 Equity Studies Flashcards on HSE4MT - Unit 1 Test Review, created by Chelsea Procyk on 02/03/2017.
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