quiz 1 (weeks 2 and 3)

a coalition of many miniority organizatoins and those in the anti-war movement formed at San Francisco State University to call for campus reform. intiatiated and sustained one of the longest student strikes in history

Professor George Murray was fired for being in the Black Panther Party

to have a Black Studies Department, to increase black student enrollment, to hire full-time black faculty

a social construct that divides populations or groups with similar physical traits such as skin color or hair type. a person can belong to more than one race

a social construct that divides people into smaller social groups based on characteristics such as shared sense of group membership, values, behavioral patterns, language, political and econoic interests, history and ancestral geographical base

pertains to the country of citizenship, meaning it generally refers to where a person was born and held citizenship. it is the legal relationship between a person and a sovereign state

a social system of meaning and custom that is developed by a group of people to assure its adaptation and survival. these groups are distinguished by a set of unspoken rules that shape values, beliefs, habits, patterns of thinking, behaviors and styles of communication

a special right or advantage granted or available only to a particular person or group

the systematic subjugation of one social group by a more powerful social group for the social, economic, and political benefit of the more powerful social group

power + prejudice

inequitable housing opportunities and maintaining wealth for white people by rejecting people of color from obtaining home loans to purchase homes in white communities and also financially devaluing homes in communities of color that make it nearly impossible to accumulate wealth

absence of color

institutional oppression, interpersonal oppression, internalized oppression, ideological oppression

oppression within organizations and societal instituions such as government, health, media, schooling, and more

when another person is oppressing someone

is when a person internalizes negative messages, stereotypes associated with some aspect of them

a set of beliefs withiin a group

the dominance of one group's beliefs over others

recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome

each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities

unequal access to opportunities

fixing the system to offer equal access to both tools and opportunities

race prejudice + social and institutional power; a system of advantage based on race; a system of oppression based on race; a white supremacy system

a pre-judgment or unjustifiable, and usually negative, attitude of one type of individual or groups toward another group and its members

the unequal treatment of members of various groups based on race, gender, social class, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion and other categories

blatant intentional acts of bigotry and discrimination. overt

it is a subtle microaggression. covert

the process of learning the meanings and practices that enable us to make sense of and behave appropriately in that culture

the part of self-concept is derived from memberships in social groups or categories, ranging from family to nationality or race

coined by professor Kimerle Crenshaw; a sociological framework that helps people understand how different social identities can lead to unique combinations of privilege and discrimination

a theoretical framework developed by legal scholars in the 1980s to examine how race and racism are embedded in our laws and societal structures

practices and policies disproportionately place students of color into the criminal justice system

the social/cultural assests acquired to gain advantages and promote social mobility; coined by Pierre Bourdeu a French sociologist

aspirational, linguistic, familial, social, navigational, resistant

maintaining hopes and dreams in the face of barriers

cultural knowledge developed through family

networks within your community that can provide resources and support

intellectual and social skills attained through communication in more than one language

knowledge and skills developed through challenging inequality

skills of maneuvering through instituions