Definitions
A set of beliefs or ideas people have about a group that may not be true for everyone.
What is a stereotype?
What is Race?
Race is a social construct used to group people based on shared physical traits—like skin color or facial features—ancestry, and cultural background.
What is Ability?
Ability is the physical, mental, or legal power, capacity, or skill required to perform a specific action or task.
What is Sexual Orientation?
Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or people of any gender. I
This part of SES refers to how much money a person or family earns.
What is income?
Actions taken to stand up for someone who is being treated unfairly.
What is being an upstander?
Ethnicity is a social construct grouping people who share a common cultural background, including language, ancestry, religion, history, and traditions. Unlike race, which is often based on physical traits, ethnicity is defined by shared heritage and identity.
What is Person-first language
Person-first language (PFL) is a communication style that places the person before their disability or condition, emphasizing individuality rather than defining someone solely by a diagnosis.
What is Gender Identity?
Gender identity is a person's deep, internal sense of being a man, woman, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender spectrum.
This term describes differences in wealth and opportunities between groups.
What is inequality?
A preconceived attitude or belief that can be either conscious or unconscious and affects decision-making.
What is bias?
How does Nationality differ from Race and Ethnicity?
Nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a state (citizenship/birthplace), whereas race is a social construct categorizing people by physical traits (skin color, hair), and ethnicity refers to shared cultural traits (language, ancestry, traditions).
Which US Law requires American businesses and institutions to make their spaces and services accessible for people with disabilities?
The Americans with Disabilities Act or the ADA
When was gay marriage legalized in America? (bonus points for exact day)
June 26, 2015
This term describes when someone does not have enough money to meet basic needs like food, housing, and clothing.
What is poverty?
Treating someone differently not because of who they are individually, but because of the group they belong to.
What is prejudice?
How are racism and racial prejudice different?
Racial prejudice is a personal, biased attitude, belief, or stereotype about a group based on race, whereas racism is the structural and systemic enforcement of that prejudice, often defined as prejudice plus power.
Name 2 famous people with a Disability
Many answers accepted
Name 4 sexual orientations or Gender Identities
Multiple answers
This refers to the total value of what a person or family owns, not just what they earn each year.
What is wealth?
When rules or systems in a school or society create unfair outcomes for certain groups, even if no one intends harm.
What is systemic discrimination?
What year where Black Americans given the right to vote?
1965
What was the name is the three disabilities that your leader Leo Kanner has?
Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, color blindness
Name five queer celebrities (bonus points if they all identify differently)
Multiple Answers
This term describes when someone’s job does not provide consistent income, benefits, or security.
What is job insecurity?