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Ableism (2)

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Refers to the set of ideas and attitudes that define “normal” abilities of people, and that allocates inferior status and value to individuals who have developmental, emotional, physical, or psychiatric disabilities

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Absolute Poverty (3)

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A situation where an individual lacks even the basic resources that are necessary for survival; people who live in absolute poverty live without food, clothing, or a roof over their heads

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Ageism (2)

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Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age; for example, the tendency to view seniors as unable to work, confused, and fragile

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Alberta Human Rights Act

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A provincial law that protects individuals from discrimination based on various grounds, such as race, gender, age, and disability.
* Covers areas such as employment, housing and public services
* Promotes dignity for all Albertans

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Androgyny (4)

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A gender expression that identifies emotionally as masculine and feminine at the same time

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Asexual (5)

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A person who does not experience sexual attraction to any group of people

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Bisexual (4)

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A person romantically and/or sexually attracted to people of their own gender as well as another gender

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Cisgender (4)

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A description of a person whose gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex align.

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Classism (2)

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The systematic oppression of dominant class groups on subordinate classes in order to gain advantage and strength in their own position

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Cultural Competence

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  • The ability to understand, respect, and effectively interact with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
  • Fosters inclusive and empathetic communication and collaboration
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Cultural Imperialism (2)

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A form of oppression where the dominant group has made their beliefs and values the norms of society

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Culture

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The shared beliefs, values, practices, and symbols that are learned and transmitted across generations within a group

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Direct Discrimination (2)

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The unfair treatment of individuals or groups based on one or more of their protected characteristics, compared to other individuals or groups who do not have these characteristics in other circumstances

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Discrimination (2)

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  • The unequal treatment of individuals or groups based on their characteristics or behaviours.
  • It involves actions or practices of dominant group members that have a harmful impact on members of a subordinate group
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Dominant Groups (1)

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Groups of people in a society who have power and privilege

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Duty to Accommodation (2)

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Human rights legislation requires employers and service providers to accommodate peoples’ needs, when those needs relate to one or more grounds of discrimination.

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Emphasized Femininity (4)

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The acceptance of gender inequality and a need to support the interest and desires of men; often associated with empathy, compassion, passivity, and focused on beauty and physical appearance

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Equality (1)

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Fairness and justice achieved through the same treatment

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Equity (1)

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The principle of fairness and justice that ensures access, opportunity, and advancement for all, while addressing the needs of historically underserved groups and removing barriers to their full participation.

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Ethnicity (6)

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An individual’s country of origin; includes material and non-material aspects associated with a culture and social identity

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Fluid (1)

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Characteristic of identity that describes it as something that can change and be shaped.

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Gender (4)

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A social construct that refers to a set of social roles, attitudes, and behaviours that describe people of different sexes

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Gender Fluid (4)

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Describes an identity that is a fluctuating mix of the options available

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Gender Identity (4)

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The internal perception of an individual’s gender and how they label themselves

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Gender Non-Conforming (4)
Refers to a gender expression that indicates a non-traditional gender presentation
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Gender Roles (4)
A set of behaviours that are considered acceptable, appropriate, and desirable for people based on their sex or gender
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Harassment
Unwanted behaviour that is intended to intimidate, degrade, or humiliate someone, often creating a hostile environment
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Hate Crimes
* Offenses against people or property motivated by prejudice against a victim’s race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual identity. * Often involving threats, harassment, violence or vandalism
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Heteronormativity (5)
The belief that heterosexuality is a natural, unproblematic and taken-for-granted phenomenon, reinforced through everyday actions made by individual and dominant social institutions.
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Homelessness (3)
Social category that includes anyone who cannot obtain and sustain long-term, adequate, and risk-free shelter
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Interactional Racism (6)
A form of racism that is expressed through social interaction with other people; more specifically, how those with privilege interact with those who are oppressed
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Intersex (4)
A person whose physical anatomy does not fit within the traditional definitions of male or female
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Intimate Partner Violence (4)
Any form of intentional physical, emotional, sexual, or financial abuse or behaviour by a current/former partner aimed at gaining power and control in the relationship
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Marginalization (2)
The process of pushing groups or individuals with less social power to the margins of society
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Meterosexual (4)
A man with a strong aesthetic sense, who spends more time on appearance and grooming that is considered gender normative
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Monogamy (5)
relationship founded on sexual exclusivity
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Multiculturalism (9)
* Refers to the demographic reality of diverse ethnocultural and racial groups coexisting. * It also encompasses an ideology and policies promoting equity and inclusivity among these diverse groups
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Oppression (1)
The intentional and unintentional domination of NON-dominant groups by powerful dominant groups that occurs on individual, cultural, and structural levels in society
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Pansexual (4)
A person romantically and/or sexually attracted to members of all sexes and gender identities and/or expressions
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Patriarchy (4)
Historically, any social system that was based on the authority of the heads of the household, which were traditionally male; recently, the term has come to mean male domination in general
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Prejudice (2)
A negative and unfounded bias based on learned notions about members of selected groups, based on their physical, social, or cultural characteristics
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Polyamory (5)
The state of being in love, or romantically involved with, more than one person at the same time
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Polyandry (5)
Having multiple husbands
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Privilege
Refers to the unearned advantages and benefits that individuals or groups receive based on: * Social Status * Identity * Circumstances Often resulting in unequal access to resources and opportunities
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Race (6)
a social construct used to categorize humans based on perceived shared physical traits, often resulting in the creation of social and political hierarchies.
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Racial Stereotyping
Using the concept of race or ethnicity to attach a generalized concept that all members of a group have a particular characteristic or ability
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Racial Discrimination
Refers to the unjust treatment or differential consideration of individuals based on: * Race * Ethnicity * Perceived Racial Identity Often resulting in unequal access to opportunities, resources or rights
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Racial Profiling (6)
Any action undertaken for reasons of safety, security, or public protection that relies on stereotypes to treat persons differently; while it is most often used in reference to policing practices, it is not a term limited to the context of criminal justice
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Racialization (6)
The process of social construction of race whereby individuals or groups are subjected to differential and/or unequal treatment based on their designation as a member of a particular “race”
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Racism (2)
The belief in the superiority of one group over others, combined with the power to enforce this belief through systems that privilege some groups while disadvantaging others
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Relative Poverty (3)
A situation where an individual or group lacks basic resources for survival when compared with other people in the society as a whole | relative standard of living when compared to others
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Representational Racism (6)
A form of racism that uses imagery to depict racial stereotypes, often in popular culture and media, in a manner that reinforces perceived inferiority of racialized persons or groups
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Self Awareness
The ability to consciously recognize and understand your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and how they align with your values and impact others
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Sexism (2)
The belief that one sex is superior to the other, often resulting in the discrimination or devaluation of that gender and the roles related to it
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Sexual Double Standard (5)
The belief that there are different rules and standards of sexual behaviour for women and men
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Sexual Identity (5)
How we view ourselves as sexual beings
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Sexual Orientation (5)
The romantic, emotional, and sexual attractions that we experience
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Sexual Scripts
* Socially created guidelines that define how one should behave as a sexual being * communicated through culture and learned through social interaction
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Sexuality (4)
All the ways in which individuals express and experience themselves as sexual beings
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Sizeism (2)
Prejudice against individuals based on their body size, including height and weight
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Social Class (1)
Any group of people who share the same situations in a common social structure
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Starlight Tours (6)
Refer to an alleged police practice of abandoning Indigenous people in remote areas, often in freezing conditions, highlighting issues of racism and leading to tragic deaths
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Stereotype (2)
A label that may have some basis in fact, but that has been grossly overgeneralized and applied to a particular segment of the population or situation
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Transgender (4)
A blanket term used to describe anyone who does not identify as cisgender
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Transsexual (4)
Refers to a person who transitions medically and/or socially to live as a gender different from the one they were assigned at birth
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Xenophobia
Hostility to anything considered foreign
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Victim Blaming
Suggesting that women invite sexual violence or deserve to be sexually assaulted because they dress or behave in ways that are considered to be sexually suggestive or inviting

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