Racism
This term describes the systemic oppression of one racial group by another, supported by institutional power and authority.
What is racism?
This term describes the ways in which racism is embedded in the policies, practices, and structures of social institutions.
What is institutional racism?
This term refers to the period in U.S. history when African Americans were legally enslaved and subjected to brutal treatment.
What is slavery?
This term describes the idea that people's experiences of racism are shaped by their other social identities, such as gender, class, and sexuality.
What is intersectionality?
This term describes the process by which individuals learn the norms, values, and practices of their culture, including racial attitudes.
Socialization
This term refers to the belief that race is a social construct with no biological basis, but with profound social significance.
What is the social construction of race?
This term refers to the practice of denying people of color access to mortgages and other wealth-building programs.
What is redlining?
This term describes the forced removal and genocide of indigenous peoples in North America by European settlers.
What is colonization?
This term refers to the unique experiences of women of color who face both racism and sexism.
What is double jeopardy?
This term refers to the ways in which social institutions, such as schools and media, reinforce racial stereotypes and prejudices.
What are agents of socialization?
This term describes the historical and ongoing advantages that white people have over people of color.
What is white privilege?
This term describes the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities based on race, perpetuated by institutions.
What is systemic inequality?
This term refers to the legal segregation of African Americans and whites in the United States, enforced by Jim Crow laws.
What is segregation?
This term describes the ways in which different forms of oppression, such as racism and classism, intersect and compound each other.
What is multiple oppression?
This term describes the internalization of societal messages about race and the adoption of behaviors that align with those messages.
What is racial conditioning?
This term refers to the internalization of negative racial stereotypes by people of color, leading them to believe in their own inferiority.
What is internalized racial oppression?
This term refers to the racial segregation of schools and neighborhoods, often resulting in unequal educational opportunities.
What is de facto segregation?
This term describes the system of residential schools in Canada that aimed to assimilate Indigenous children by removing them from their families and culture.
What are residential schools?
This term refers to the specific challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people of color who face both heterosexism and racism.
What is heterosexist racism?
This term refers to the process by which children learn to behave in ways that are considered appropriate for their racial group.
What is racial socialization?
This term describes the belief that pretending not to see race will end or has already ended racism.
What is colorblind racism?
This term describes the practice of steering home buyers into specific neighborhoods based on their race.
What is racial steering?
This term refers to the legal and social system that denied African Americans and other people of color equal rights and opportunities in the United States.
What is institutionalized racism?
This term describes the experiences of people with disabilities who face both ableism and racism.
What is ableist racism?
This term describes the ways in which socialization shapes our perceptions and behaviors in relation to different racial groups.
What is cultural conditioning?