Bias
The condition of having attitudes towards people or associating stereotypes with them without being consciously aware of doing so.
What is implicit bias?
AO-AR is the acronym for these related concepts.
What is anti-oppression and anti-racism?
The active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies and practices and attitudes, so that power is redistributed and shared equitably
What is anti-racism?
Coined by Dr. Kimberle M. Crenshaw, this refers to particular forms of intersecting oppressions, for example, intersections of race and gender, or of sexuality and nation.
What is intersectionality?
Systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment. They are often studied in psychology, sociology and behavioral economics.
What is cognitive bias?
ADEI-DAR is the preferred acronym for these concepts and used by Choral Canada
What is accessibility, diversity, equity, inclusion and decoloniality and anti-racism?
The process of breaking free from the rules and hierarchies imposed by a colonizing entity, particularly in the context of knowledge, data, and information
Refers to policies, practices, and structures that perpetuate racial inequality within institutions, disadvantaging certain racial groups
What is systemic racism?
This university has created Implicit Association Test (IAT)which measures the strength of associations between concepts (e.g., black people, gay people) and evaluations (e.g., good words, bad words) or stereotypes (e.g., athletic, clumsy).
What is Harvard University?
This 3 word acronym refers prejoratively those who champion social justice
What is SJW?
Recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to imbalances.
What is equity?
This concept refers to the multiple social identities and privileges we occupy across gender, race, class, ethnicity, ability, geographical location, educational attainment, income, etc.
What is positionality?