disadvantages felt by) persons of color. Privilege is a function of systems (social, economic, institutional) and confers power to persons on the basis of an identity characteristic. Historically thought to be a scientific concept of sub-grouping RACE humans into categories, the Human Genome Project revealed that 99.9% of variance among human beings is shared and that previous groupings (often based on skin color, eye shape, hair texture, facial and other physical features) describe more about geographic dispersion and genealogical lineage than actual meaningful predictions of ability, behavior, or potential. Race, therefore, is a construct” whose meaning is best “social understood by exploring the legal, social, and political impact of the label ascribed. “race” Practices and policies based on the superiority of one RACISM “race”. The ability to impact others’ lives (social power) + prejudices and outdated views of differences = racism. This often “racial” results in depriving persons and groups of their civil liberties, rights, resources, and opportunities for social, educational and political advancement, simply on the basis of their perceived Racism can be individual (in the case of a single “race”. person’s beliefs and actions), group (in the case of shared meanings about another and/or institutional (laws “race”), and/or policies that restrict access and success). STEREOTYPE standardized mental picture held in common by members of a “A group and representing an oversimplified opinion, affective attitude, or uncritical judgment (as of a person, a race, an issue, or an event).” Webster’s Third New International Dictionary (2002) STEREOTYPE The inhibition of actual ability that occurs when a negative THREAT stereotype is activated, and a member of the target group performs less well than their capabilities. See Steele& Aronson (1995) and Steele (2011). VALUES A culture’s or group’s shared standards of what is good and bad, acceptable or unacceptable, desirable or undesirable. Values may be transmitted directly or indirectly, formally or subtly, written, voiced or simply enacted. Some values remain when “invisible” widely shared, and can be thought to be simply “human”.
disadvantages felt by) persons of color. Privilege is a function of systems (social, economic, institutional) and confers power to persons on the basis of an identity characteristic. RACE Historically thought to be a scientific concept of sub-grouping humans into categories, the Human Genome Project revealed that 99.9% of variance among human beings is shared and that previous groupings (often based on skin color, eye shape, hair texture, facial and other physical features) describe more about geographic dispersion and genealogical lineage than actual meaningful predictions of ability, behavior, or potential. Race, therefore, is a “social construct” whose meaning is best understood by exploring the legal, social, and political impact of the “race” label ascribed. RACISM Practices and policies based on the superiority of one “race”. The ability to impact others’ lives (social power) + prejudices and outdated views of “racial” differences = racism. This often results in depriving persons and groups of their civil liberties, rights, resources, and opportunities for social, educational and political advancement, simply on the basis of their perceived “race”. Racism can be individual (in the case of a single person’s beliefs and actions), group (in the case of shared meanings about another “race”), and/or institutional (laws and/or policies that restrict access and success). STEREOTYPE “A standardized mental picture held in common by members of a group and representing an oversimplified opinion, affective attitude, or uncritical judgment (as of a person, a race, an issue, or an event).” Webster’s Third New International Dictionary (2002) STEREOTYPE THREAT The inhibition of actual ability that occurs when a negative stereotype is activated, and a member of the target group performs less well than their capabilities. See Steele& Aronson (1995) and Steele (2011). VALUES A culture’s or group’s shared standards of what is good and bad, acceptable or unacceptable, desirable or undesirable. Values may be transmitted directly or indirectly, formally or subtly, written, voiced or simply enacted. Some values remain “invisible” when widely shared, and can be thought to be simply “human”.
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