Diversity, Equity, and inclusion (guest lecture)

Question 1

conscious bias

Answer 1

connected and consistent with intent (you know what you are doing)

can be expressed as overt negative behavior

Question 2

unconscious bias (NORMAL)

Answer 2

implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner

NORMAL and a reflection of how our minds operate and stereotypes we don’t realize we hold (learned behavior by family-unaware/ignorance)

EX:
sorority girls: party a lot, mean, exclusive
faculty members: development
medical doctors: hard to contact, demanding, intelligent, bad hand writing
the elderly: weak, wisdom, advice, slow drivers

Question 3

how does unconscious bias manifest in behavior

Answer 3

one such way is through “accidental bias” or microaggression

Question 4

microaggressions

Answer 4

everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicates hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership

ex: some people get it all the time like multiple mosquito bites

Question 5

intent

Answer 5

praising self (own intent)

Question 6

impact

Answer 6

focus on what it resulted into

Question 7

are all stereotypes bad

Answer 7

some can benefit recipients, but are generally reductionist

EX: model minority stereotype (generic)
seems to say positive things about asian americans BUT artificially homogenizes Asian Americans

drives wedge between minoritized populations

stereotypes of docility and submissiveness protect status quo

Question 8

microaggressions

Answer 8

the example (intent) could be good while the message (impact) may turn out to have a bad impact

Question 9

microaggressions response

Answer 9

Discern- response
- importance of the issue and relationship
-your feelings
-how you want to be perceived now and in the future

disarm- offensive
defy- challenge question
decide- control

Question 10

coping with unconscious biases

Answer 10

slow down your thinking

try to be unbiased

Question 11

changing our unconscious association

Answer 11

reduce it by-
meet diverse people
travel to diverse places
have diverse friends
pay attention to the kinds of media you consume

make NEW connections associating diverse people and positive attitudes

you have to UNDO all the biased culture you have absorbed

Question 12

sociological imagination

Answer 12

vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society

Question 13

systemic racism

Answer 13

both the deep structures and the surface structures of racial oppression. Complex array of antiblack practices, the unjustly gained political-economic power of whites, the continuing economic and other resource inequalities along racial lines, and the emotion-laden racist framing created by white to maintain and rationalize their privilege and power

Question 14

Inclusion

Answer 14

The action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure

Question 15

Equity

Answer 15

Fairness, justice, and impartiality

Question 16

Belonging

Answer 16

Multifaceted feeling of being accepted, included, and valued as a part of a group or setting

Question 17

Economic justice

Answer 17

Creating a fair and more equitable economic system where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and participate in the economy, regardless of their background or circumstances