Final Flashcards

Question

According to Kimmel (Ted Talk Video), why is gender equality good for everyone? In your opinion, using what you learned this week, what is one thing society can do to work toward gender equality in this country?

Answer 1

Gender equality is good for everyone according to Kimmel because when men and women are allowed to feel equal and valued all aspects of their lives are healthier. Women feel free to explore, grow, & engage in healthy behaviors. Men are happier because their wives are healthier, they don't feel the pressure to be "top dog" or "in charge" all the time, & it allows their stress levels to decline. One thing that society can do to work towards gender equality is to back the pressure to stay in your own gender box off. Encourage and support those who are confident enough to explore outside of the pre-formed box and correct those that believe it's improper to step outside the norm.

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Heterosexism

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Homophobia

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Heterosexist Oppression

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Feminism is a movement to end sexist oppression.

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Heterosexism affects higher education experiences of LGBTQ+ students by making them feel disrespected, outed, or unsafe when they have to correct professors with their preferred name. They often get mis-gendered, feel a disconnect to class, and struggle to be successful.

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Homophobia perpetuates heterosexism according to Kimmel by constantly making men feel the need to be hypermasculine to avoid the "negative" of being homosexual. This hypermasculinity makes it not okay to be soft, emotional, caring, or any other more feminine traits not okay for fear of being seen as homosexual. The fear shows through putting more feminine or soft men down to perpetuate or promote masculinity.

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell

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The Stonewall Riots

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Transgender

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Transphobia

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Rauch believed that no matter how many letters get added to LGBTQ there will always be a group that feels left out or un-recognized. He argued that an overall blanket use of 'Q' should replace it. I do think that when using LGBTQ there are inevitably groups left out, however, I don't know if minimizing members down to a single word/letter will appease all. I think if society portrays that LGBT or LGBTQ does act as an all inclusive term and continues to value everyone then there is no need to find a different term/word/phrase.

Answer 13

The four areas that trans oppression exists in our society are interpersonal, institutional, internalized, and cultural. Interpersonal: sexual harassment/assault or anti-transgender attacks/discrimination. Institutional: workforce discrimination or policies that prohibit the use of gender identities in the classroom. Internalized: believing that you are abnormal, undervalued, or unimportant due to the messages received through personal, group or cultural means. Cultural: homelessness, unemployment, & poor health outcomes at a higher rate for transgender people due to the discrimination, violence, & harassment faced.

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Institutional Racism

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Tatum said that while anyone can be racist it's not true racism if the person who is committing the racist act is not in a position of power or benefitting from his/her race. I hadn't thought about racism in that way as I have more recently heard about racist acts against non-traditional racist people. However, I like her added point that racism has to include the power aspect as it plays a large part.

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Simon stated at the end of the movie that the tension and want/need to be seen as not racist was so thick that he felt he couldn't breathe. This connects to the idea that racism is like "smog in the air" everyone breathes it and that it affects everyone. It's the unacknowledged presence of inequalities and unsaid things that make everyone on edge or awkward in mixed race situations. Simon experienced individual racism by having hate crimes committed against him (i.e. the letters, noose) and ultimately internalizing racist ideals. He experienced institutional racism by being part of an unequally represented group on a predominantly White college campus. Finally, he experienced cultural racism by being part of a race that was being seen in the media under a negative circumstance rather than that of a positive one not related to race.

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Xenophobia

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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Model Minority Myth

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The Two Asian Americas is a term used to express the first Asian people that came to the US and the Americas and how they were treated compared to after the 1965 Nationality Act that allowed more immigrants into the US and who were treated differently than that of the first Asians that came over. The Model Minority is the idea that a minority group conforms and blends into what is needed in order to coexist among the majority. They are often seen as high performing, intelligent, and hard working. Asian Americans tend to be characterized as this "Model Minority". What it actually does is pit minorities against each other as there are always high achieving, intelligent, hardworking people of all minorities and majorities.

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McConnell's stance on reparations was that they were unnecessary. He claimed that racism is behind us because we (at the time) had a Black president. He stated that the Civil War took care of "making it up" to Black people. My stance on reparations is truly that just like White people can no longer trace their origins back to one original family I'm sure the same can be said about Black people and families. I don't think that it is fair that after slavery was abolished Black people were promised things that never happened, but I am unsure how so many years later the traumas and horrors of slavery can be made up for. I don't think that we as a country can ever fully make-up for the historical damage that was caused, but I do think that we can start caring for those that are struggling and who are in great need much better than we are currently.

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Social Model

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Medical Model

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Microaggressions

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The social model in reference to disability is the acceptance and inclusion of those who are differently abled. It's also about owning the responsibility to make society more accessible and available to those who are differently abled. The medical model in reference to disability is person blaming, strictly looking at the persons impairment and thinking they need to be cured. This model also believes that it is up to the individual to work to fit into society, not society helping them fit. Bunbury believes that we need to follow the social model. Example: A girl with dyslexia. Social model: working to provide accommodations in the girls classroom environment so she can do the best she can without her disability holding her back. Medical model: the girl needs to be on some type of medication or in treatment to help her. She is also responsible for keeping up in class and learning the material without aid.

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Casual ableist language is language that many people use to explain negative feelings or to make negative comments. Example: calling someone lame. This word actually means someone who walks with a limp and is problematic to use because it takes away the meaning of 'lame' and uses it in a derogatory way. I think it would be very hard to stop using this kind of language as it is so built into our way of life. However, what we can do is educate people on the derogatory natures of that language and maybe take away the negative connotations of the words in the process.

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Immigration

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Xenophobia

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Assimilation

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Immigration is good for our country because it brings in people who can contribute and broaden our success as a nation. People that aid in every part of our society from the military to healthcare to agriculture to engineering to fashion design. Benefits to immigration that may aid in dismantling xenophobic narratives might be teaching and reiterating that most of the businesses and companies that we know, use and love whether new or old most likely originated from/by an immigrant. The United States is made up of immigrants it's just a matter of when they came over. When we teach the positives of immigration it may remove the negatives associated with it and increase the positives (less xenophobic responses).

Answer 31

This test acts as a barrier I believe to individuals who are trying to become American citizens. Many of the questions cannot even be answered by U.S. citizens so why are we expecting those from other countries to know the answers? This test represents the idea of a melting pot because we are wanting those becoming US citizens to be "the same" as the rest of natural born citizens and to blend in instead of accepting what they may bring like that of a mosaic.

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Religious Oppression

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EEOC- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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The general trend in the Pew Research Center article was that Christianity & Protestant religions were declining while other religions were growing in popularity. Also, those without religious affiliations were growing in popularity as well. I personally think that a mix of religions might benefit the U.S. as Christianity has ruled for the majority of time and has heavily swayed society and our laws. Maybe with more diversity that will start to change.

Answer 35

The five faces of oppression are exploitation, powerlessness, marginalization, cultural imperialism, and violence. Example 1 (powerlessness): during the Holocaust Germany & other countries stripped Jews from practicing their religion which left them powerless & fearful to display their religious views. Example 2 (exploitation): using blaspheme to justify the enslavement of African people. Both of these examples perpetuated slavery & the mistreatment of Jews in history and have heavily influenced how those groups are seen and valued today.

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Gerontophobia

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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Ageism shown implicitly might be the casual use of language such as "old", "boomer", or the automatic assumed characteristics of elderly that we have grown up believing or being told.Shown explicitly might be calling elderly people boomers or beating an elderly woman for being seen as old, frail, useless. Ageism on an individual level includes that of the explicit example and is anything ageist said or done to an individual. On a societal level ageism is exhibited by the distaste of being old or aging and therefore outcasting elderly individuals or those seen as old. On an institutional level ageism manifests by believing that due to age elderly people need to pay higher insurance premiums because they are more likely to need high cost medicines or be hospitalized.

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Stereotype: Those 65 and older won't do as well in an office of hipsters. Prejudice: believing that all those 65 and up are incapable of contributing to the workforce. Discrimination: not hiring anyone 65 and up or hiring them for "easy", lackluster jobs. Oppression: those 65 and up not able to find employment and winding up in impoverished situations.

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