Discrimination Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is “discrimination?”
differential treatment and harmful ACTIONS against minorities
What are the levels in which discrimination can occur?
- at the individual level
2. at the institutional / organizational level
What is an example of individual discrimination?
a professor not allowing women into his class
-this is ACTION on the part of the INDIVIDUAL against others
What is an example of institutional discrimination?
Brown vs Board of Education:
black children were forced to go to separate schools of inferior quality
What are the different types of institutional discrimination?
- intentional
2. unintentional
What is an example of intentional institutional discrimination?
the separate but equal laws
here there were codified mandates that kept prevented a certain race from having access to rights
What is “side effect discrimination?”
the discrimination in one institution is DIRECTLY influencing the discrimination in another institution
What is an example of “side effect discrimination?”
If you get involved in a crime and are labeled a criminal in some way (served jail time, probation, etc.), this record exists on your resumes. When applying for a job, your resume with the criminal record allows for the company to discriminate against you and make it much harder for you to find a job.
What is “past-in-present discrimination?”
things from the past, even if no longer allowed, can have consequences for people in the present
What is an example of “past-in-present” discrimination?
Gay marriage used to be illegal in the US. Even though it’s legal now, many gay individuals and couples still experience discrimination, commonly from other individuals and their workplace.
What is stereotype threat?
a situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group
What’s an example of a stereotype threat?
telling a girl right before a math test that boys test better; as a result she performs poorly on her test
What is stereotype boost?
positive stereotypes improve performance
What is an example of stereotype boost?
telling an Asian prior to taking the SATs that Asians historically are excellent test takers - as a result, the girl gets her results back and scored in the 99th percentile
A stereotype can also be thought of as ………
a cognition
Prejudice can also be though of as………
an emotion
Discrimination can also be thought of as……
a behavior
What is the “self-fulfilling prophecy?”
because you believe a prediction must be inevitable and it actually comes true
What is an example of the “self-fulfilling prophecy?”
teachers believe that disruptive students are not smart and won’t perform well academically
the students in question internalize this, don’t put forth the effort because they have already been labeled
at the end of the year, the disruptive students were at the bottom of the class standings
