Unit 1
An example of quantitative data is ________
numerical data and percentages
A belief upheld by the master narrative that a person in the United States who works hard, assumes personal responsibility, and maintains a strong moral center can accomplish anything.
Bootstrap Narrative
hokey hope
when iniquities are known yet unaddressed due to a desire to remain optimistic
an international organization that helps countries develop policies to improve economic and social well-being.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Which tribe in Mesoamerica was the ancestral tribe of the other tribes (which tribe was there first?)
Olmecs
maintain hopes & dreams despite barriers
aspirational capital
An entertaining yet factual style of writing
Narrative Nonfiction
The belief that a singular momentous event would resolve eons of injustice.
Mythical Hope
'self made' billionaires make up ________% of the US population.
.0002%
Which tribe helped to draft the Constitution of the US?
Iroqouis
navigational capital
Skills to handle social systems like making a phone call to the Gas Company or filling out application forms for a job.
Narrative Historical Nonfiction
An entertaining factual story based on true past events and experiences that also often contains the authors point of view and insights on events that occurred.
hope deferred
Placing blame on systems for inequitable outcomes (i.e., education gap) but cannot identify their role in creating a resolution.
The majority of 'self made' billionaires have the social identity of ______ ________.
white male
The most important crop that was grown by indigenous peoples of the America's was ________ because _________
corn because it formed the basis of their food supply
Highlights the strengths and forms of value that many communities possess.
Community Cultural Wealth
The long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life.
Legacy
Roses are metaphors for
students
self made billionaire is a myth because most of them inherited ___________ _________.
many of them actually inherited great family wealth
What factors contributed to the toppling of Aztec power over the Triple Alliance region of Mesoamerica?
Spanish colonization and uprisings from Aztec peasants who were unhappy with Aztec leadership
Knowledge nurtured among family and community that fosters cultural traditions and history.
Familial Capital
A collection of individuals sharing similar economic circumstances.
Social Class
concrete is a metaphor for
the soil roses grow in if they are growing amidst institutional racism, classism, sexism, etc.
self made billionaire is a myth because most billionaires are from the most _________ social identity group of ______ _______.
most of them come from the most privileged social group in the US (middle aged white heterosexual males) and therefore experience the least amount of societal barriers to economic success.
The Mayan empire when it was at it's peak spanned from ______ to ________.
From Mexico, through Guatemala and down into parts of Honduras
Intersectional Identity
The many layers of an individual's personality that are shaped by their experience in multiple social identity groups (race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, etc).
rubric
A tool that helps instructors evaluate student work by identifying criteria and performance levels.
What are 3 ways that we can practice Critical hope in our lives?
material hope (given resources needed to deal with day-to-day life effectively), audacious hope (healing from oppression to transform it), Socratic Hope (the opportunity to question the unjust society)
self made billionaire is a myth because they benefit from _________ __________ based on paying workers _____ wages so that they can pay _______ extremely _____ wages.
they benefit from labor exploitation, low, themselves, high
The Mesoamerican tribes of _______, _______ and _____ are some of the largest indigenous groups that are still around today.
Aztecs, Mayans and Mixtecs
An example of Qualitative data is _______
Interviews done with individuals and tracking trends across many individuals' stories (what the stories have in common/how they are different).
a synonym for Native American is ______
indigenous
theoretical
perspectives that recognize that society is stratified
(i.e., divided and unequal) in significant and far-reaching
ways along social group lines that include race, class, gender,
sexuality, and ability”
social justice
self made billionaire is a myth because they receive ________ help in the form of tax breaks and loans.
government
__________ were admired by European visitors and colonizers for their _____________.
Indigenous groups of America, daily bathing
Equality means _________, but equity means _______.
everyone gets the same thing, everyone gets what they need in order for it to be fair.
The Bootstrap narrative encourages us to worship _________, but the counter narrative to that is to value _____________.
individualism, interconnectedness and community.
One of the biggest inventions in indigenous America was the creation of _____________ systems to support agriculture.
irrigation