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19 Cards in this Set
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Stereotype |
A fixed idea or image of a group of people |
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Prejudice |
Judging a person before you know them, on the basis of a stereotype |
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Discrimination |
Treating someone unfairly because of prejudice |
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Positive Discrimination |
Treating a minority that is usually discriminated against with special favour |
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Racism |
Prejudice or discrimination against someone on the grounds of ethnic origin |
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Sexism |
Prejudice or discrimination against someone on the grounds of gender |
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Asylum seeker |
Someone seeking safety in another country |
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Equality |
The belief that everyone should be treated the same |
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Diversity |
The belief that everyone has the right to express their differences |
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Scapegoat |
Someone who is blamed for things that may not be their fault |
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Segregation |
Keeping different groups of people (e.g. ethnic groups) separate |
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Jim Crow Laws |
Laws in the southern states of America that discriminated against black people |
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Non-violent direct action |
Using means other than violence to challenge injustice directly (e.g. sit-ins, boycotts) |
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Civil disobedience |
Deliberately disobeying the law because it is unjust |
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Boycott |
Refusing to buy or use something (e.g. public transport) |
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Rosa Parks |
Black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus in 1956. |
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Martin Luther King |
Leader of the black Civil Rights Movement in the United States; assassinated in 1968 |
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Oppresion |
Treating a minority unfairly |
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Political Correctness |
The idea that you can change language so that if offends nobody |