Who's Got the Power?
This term describes unfair treatment of a group based on identity.
What is discrimination?
Any category or thing that is made real by collective agreement.
What is a social construct?
A problem experienced by one person, often explained as their own fault.
What is a personal/individual trouble?
A negative attitude or belief about a group of people.
What is prejudice?
A system in which wealth and resources are privately owned and operated for profit.
What is capitalism?
A widely accepted belief system that shapes how a society understands the world.
What is an ideology?
An example of a social problem/public issue.
e.g. What is parents teaching children hateful beliefs?
What is homelessness?
(open ended)
Unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that influence decisions and behaviour.
What is implicit bias?
A system where dominant groups maintain power by making their worldview seem “normal” or “common sense.”
What is cultural hegemony?
Give three examples of gender norms.
Open ended
E.g. What are:
- pink is for girls
- manual labour is for men
- boys don't cry
Awareness of one’s own social position and how it affects perspective.
What is positionality?
Consciousness raising is working to increase people's knowledge of and interest in social and political matters. Provide an example of this.
Example:
- making women aware of how having the right to vote would benefit them
- Making workers aware that having a union will protect their labour rights
This term describes inequality that is built into social systems like education, law, or healthcare.
What is structural inquality?
The process by which certain ideas or behaviours become seen as natural or standard.
What is normalisation?
The practice of critically examining your own beliefs, values, and role in society.
What is reflexivity?
Systemic discrimination embedded within institutions like schools, courts, or workplaces.
What is institutional oppression?
The four parts of the hegemony cycle.
What are: bias - common sense - consent - normalisation ?
The definition of neoliberalism.
What is an economic and political ideology that promotes free markets, privatisation, and limited government intervention.
The definition of meritocracy.
What is the belief that success is earned purely through hard work and talent, ignoring structural barriers?
The definition of phrenology.
A discredited “science” that claimed skull shape determines intelligence and was used to justify racial hierarchy.