Defining Humanization Vs. Dehumanization
What is Dehumanization?
Treating people as less than human by denying thing their dignity, individuality, or worth.
True or False: Words can impact how people are treated.
True
What is one way marginalized groups resist dehumanization?
Activism, storytelling, art, education, or community building.
How can dehumanization be prevented?
By promoting empathy, human rights, education and respect for diversity.
What is a microaggression?
A subtle comment or action that communicates bias or disrespect.
What is Humanization
To recognize people as fully human with dignity, emotions, complexity, and rights.
Give one example of stereotype used to dehumanize a group (Be school appropriate Pls)
Any historically harmful stereotype.
How does storytelling help humanize communities?
It shares lived experiences and builds empathy.
What is reducing someone to just their opinion?
Reducing a person to an opinion invalidates their full humanity.
How can jokes contribute to dehumanization?
They normalize stereotypes and harmful beliefs.
What is a stereotype?
A belief that all people in a group are the same.
Asking someone how they want to be identified shows:
What is showing empathy?
Empathy is understanding and sharing another's feelings through attentive, non-judgmental listening.
What does it mean to “see someone as invisible”?
Ignoring their presence, voice, or humanity.
What term describes seeing people as numbers, objects, or stereotypes
Dehumanization
What are historical examples of dehumanization?
the Holocaust,slavery,apartheid, show how dehumanization can lead
What is treating someone like a machine?
Treating a person like a machine reduces them to a replaceable tool, disregarding their humanity.
How can school discipline policies dehumanize students?
By disproportionately punishing certain groups without understanding context.
How does dehumanization function as a tool within systems of oppression rather than just individual prejustice.
It removes empathy and justifies unequal treatment by making harm, exclusion, or violence against a group seem normal or acceptable.
Can dehumanization be intentional or unconscious?
It can be both. Sometimes it is used deliberately for control or manipulation, and other times it happens unconsciously due to learned prejudices.
What is considering other possibilities?
Considering other possibilities means thinking about different options.
How can silence contribute to dehumanization?
It allows harmful behavior or systems to continue unchallenged.