week 4

Question 1

What are majoritarian stories

Answer 1

stories told by the dominant social groups to justify their dominant position

Question 2

in mjaoritarian stories responsibility for subordination falls on

Answer 2

subordinated people

Question 3

What stories oppose majoritarian stories?

Answer 3

counternarratives

Question 4

What are counternarratives?

Answer 4

A method of telling stories of those people whose experiences are not often told

Question 5

counternarratives magnify the blank, blank, and blank of underprivlidged communities

Answer 5

Counternarratives magnify the stories, experiences, and narratives of underprivileged communities.

Question 6

3 types of counternarratives

Answer 6

personal stories or narratives

other people’s stories or narratives

composite stories or narratives

Question 7

What are personal stories

Answer 7

an individuals experience with various forms of racism and sexism

Question 8

other peoples stories or narative

Answer 8

a narrative that tells another person’s story can reveal experiences with and responses to racism and sexism as told in a third-person voice

Question 9

composite stories

Answer 9

Composite stories and narratives draw on various data to recount the racialized, sexualized and classed experiences of people of colour

Question 10

Composite stories or narratives include

Answer 10

several interviews combined to tell one story

Question 11

benefit to composite counter narratives

Answer 11

presents research without divulging the identity of these individuals

Question 12

Example composite counter-narrative: samuels wortley. Interviewed who?

Answer 12

black and indigenous youth aged 16-24 in 2020

Question 13

composite counternarrative was about

Answer 13

Toronto police chief stepping down and includes responses of 4 composite characters from black and indigenous youth

Question 14

What is microaggressions?

Answer 14

everyday subtle interactions or behaviours that communicate some sort of bias toward historically marginalized groups

Question 15

Enviornmental microgagressions characteristics

Answer 15

Subtle indignity occurs within an individual environment.

Question 16

Examples of microaggressions?

Answer 16

not trying to pronounce students names, scheduling tests on religious holidays

Question 17

3 forms of micro aggressions

Answer 17

micro assaults, microinsults, micro validation

Question 18

What is microinsults

Answer 18

rude, insensitive comments that subtly disrespect a person’s racial heritage or identity

Question 19

micro assaults

Answer 19

deliberate and intentional slights or insults that are meant to hurt the intended victim through name-calling, avoidant behavior and purposeful discriminatory actions

Question 20

Microvalidation

Answer 20

when someone attempts to discredit or minimize the experiences of a person who is from an underrepresented group.

Question 21

Why will colorblindness not solve rascism

Answer 21

invalidates peoples experience, limits discussion about potential issues minorities are facing

Question 22

2 reasons color blindness can be harmful

Answer 22

1. masks ongoing equality 2. children exposed to colour blind mindset less likely to detect overt racism

Question 23

apfelbaum et al study focused on

Answer 23

telling children two stories a colourblind version and value diversity version

Question 24

differences between colourblind version and value diversity version

Answer 24

colourblind promoted sameness, second version appreciates peoples differences

Question 25

Colourblind group are less likely to detect

Answer 25

overt racism

Question 26

third reason colour blindness wont end rascism

Answer 26

reduces sensitivity to rascism and oppertunity for addressing it

Question 27

what does it mean to be anti-rascist?

Answer 27

taking an active stand against the problem opposed to being passive in the rascism

Question 28

School discplinary: ontario safe schools act outlines

Answer 28

Disciplinary staff can take against students who misbehave

Question 29

Ontario human rights commision interviewed black, south, asain, white and hispanic students from toronto. What did there interview ask?

Answer 29

whether there was differential treatment in school disciplinary practices based on race

Question 30

two examples of offences under ontario safe schools act (suspension)

Answer 30

threat to inflict bodily harm to another person, possessing alcohol or drugs

Question 31

two examples of expulsion

Answer 31

posessing a weapon, using weapon to cause or threaten harm to another person

Question 32

What did interview find?

Answer 32

rascialized students discussed discrimination with respect to teach treatment, school suspension practices, and the use of police by school authorities

Question 33

ontario safe schools act: criticised for its strict approach to disciplining with

Answer 33

suspension and expulsions

Question 34

ontario safe schools act: was having a disproportinate impact on

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racialized minority students

Question 35

ontario safe school act was replaced by

Answer 35

progressive discipline policy

Question 36

progressive discipline policy allowed principals to

Answer 36

Determine appropriate consequences and supports to help students.

Question 37

what is progressive discipline

Answer 37

emphasizes corrective and supportive disciplinary measures in a manner that promotes positive behaviours

Question 38

progressive discipline can include

Answer 38

conversation with the student, life skills coaching

Question 39

Who is grossly overrepersented in canadian justice system

Answer 39

indigenous and black adults

Question 40

what is youthful discretion?

Answer 40

police selection bias in access to precharge diversion programs in Canada

Question 41

study on youthful discretion examined

Answer 41

likelihood of being diverted from traditional court system varied by race and gender

Question 42

classified youth into three groups

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diverted, cautioned, charged

Question 43

Results: black youth were and minority groups were

Answer 43

over represented, under repersented

Question 44

compared to females: Males were

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more likely to chared and less likely to be cautioned

Question 45

compared to white and other visible minorities youth, black youth were:

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less likely to be cautioned and more likely to be charged

Question 46

compared to other minorities black males were

Answer 46

more likely to be charged and less likely to be cautioned