Vocabulary
What is socioeconomic isolation?
A state of being disconnected from social and economic resources, opportunities, and networks due to an individual's socioeconomic status.
What are 2 identities which grant the most power to an individual?
Citizen, White, Post-Secondary Education, Able-bodies, heterosexual, neurotypical, robust, slim, Property Owner, Rich, English, Cisgender Man
What is a single story?
Refers to a narrative that presents a limited or distorted view of a person, group, or culture. It often perpetuates existing stereotypes or reinfreocing harmful ideologies.
What is Race? What is Ethnicty?
Race is a social construct used to classify individuals based on physical characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, and facial features.
Ethnicity refers to a community of people who share a cultural identity, ancestry, language, history, and traditions.
What are 2 identities which grant the least power to an individual?
Trans/Intersex/Nonbinary, Undocumented, Dark, Elementary Education, Large, Homeless, Poor, Non-English/Monolingual
What does the single story emphasize?
The single-story emphasizes differences instead is similarities between groups.
What is Intersectionality?
Refers to the idea that multiple identities such as race and gender overlap to create unique experiences of discrimination and marginalization.
How is intersectionality present in the wheel of power?
When two identities on different power levels intersect they create a unique experience.
What did Adiche argue about the damges the single story creates?
1. Creates stereotypes, not humans.
2. Ignores complexity of an individual.
What does it mean to be marginalized?
Being marginalized refers to being denied access to resources, and opportunities and being subjected to discrimination, oppression, and exclusion.
Who coined the term intersectionality?
Kimberly Crenshaw
What are ways in which we can move past the single story?
Sharing our experiences, which advocates for a more comprehensive understanding of different cultures and identities.