DEIAB
What does the D in DEIAB?
Diversity
Share a stereotype you have heard or one that has been directed at you.
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What is the difference between racism and xenophobia?
Xenophobia and racism are similar, as both are rooted in discrimination, but Xenophobia usually refers to a person’s nationality and culture, rather than exclusively their race or ethnicity.
Bias
Bias is an inclination or preference either for or against an individual or group that interferes with impartial judgment.
What does the B in DEIAB?
Belonging
Where do stereotypes come from?
•Media images (TV shows, video games, movies, apps, advertisements, etc.)
•Parents and family members
•Friends
•Overheard conversations
•Books, articles
•Limited interaction with people of particular group identities
Name 5 types of discrimination...
Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism and Islamophobia, Sexism, Heterosexism and Cisgenderism, Ageism, Ableism, Classism, Colorism, Fatphobia, etc.
Intersectionality
The interconnected nature of both the ascribed and avowed selves as they relate to a given individual; you are not one thing but, rather, all these selves are at play.
What does the I in DEIAB?
Inclusion
How do stereotypes lead to implicit bias?
Stereotypes may be internalized and develop unconscious attitudes towards members of a group merely because of their membership in that group.
Who can experience sexism and gender bias?
Cultural Competency
Cultural competence does not happen by taking one class or attending one training. Cultural competence evolves over one’s lifetime and follows a continuum based on awareness, knowledge and skill development across time.
What does the A in DEIAB?
Accessibility
What is the connection between stereotypes and prejudice?
Prejudice often begins in the form of a stereotype. Prejudice is a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one’s membership in a particular social group.
How do you define the difference between sexual orientation and gender expression?
Sexual or affection orientation refers to who a person is romantically or sexually attracted to, where gender expression refers to how a person expresses their relationship to gender.
Reflexivity
It is the ability to recognize forces of socialization and disrupt them.
What does the E in DEIAB?
Equity
How do stereotypes and prejudice lead to discrimination?
As a result of holding negative beliefs/thoughts (stereotypes) and negative attitudes/feelings (prejudice) about a particular group, people often treat the target of prejudice poorly.
What are examples of physical and invisible disability?
Physical disabilities may include visible challenges to mobility, and invisible disability may include mental and cognitive challenges.
Socialization
Its the process of learning the meanings and practices that enable us to make sense of and behave appropriately in that culture.