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What is Equality
Treating everyone the same way, often while assuming that everyone also starts out on equal footing or with the same opportunities.
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What is tradition
the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
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What is racism
a doctrine or teaching, without scientific support, that claims to find racial differences in character, intelligence, etc.; that asserts the superiority of one race over another or others, and that seeks to maintain the supposed purity of a race or the races
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What is Ally
Advocates for people from underrepresented or marginalized groups. An ally takes action to support people outside of their own group.
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What is Culture
An integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thoughts, communications,
languages, practices, beliefs, values, customs, courtesies, rituals, manners of interacting, roles, relationships and expected behaviours of a racial, ethnic, religious or social group; the ability to transmit the above to succeeding generations |
What is discrimination
the act of discriminating or distinguishing differences; the ability to
make or perceive distinctions, perception, and discernment; a showing of partiality or prejudice in treatment; specific action or policies directed against the welfare of minority groups. |
Diversity
a quality, state, fact, or instance of being different or dissimilar; difference; variety.
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What is Cultural Awareness
Recognition of the nuances of one's own and other cultures.
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What is ethnocentrism
the emotional attitude that one's own ethnic group, nation, or culture is superior; an excessive or inappropriate concern for racial matters.
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What is Equity
Working toward fair outcomes for people or groups by treating them in ways that address their unique advantages or barriers.
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What is ethnicity
how one sees oneself and how one is “seen by others as part of a group on the
basis of presumed ancestry and sharing a common destiny |
What is Unconcious Bias
An implicit association, whether about people, places, or situations, which are often based on mistaken, inaccurate, or incomplete information and include the personal histories we bring to the situation.
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What is intersectionality
The intertwining of social identities such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class, religion, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity, which can result in unique experiences, opportunities, and barriers.
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Language
The way people communicate their thoughts, feelings, and knowledge.
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What is Assimilation
To assume the cultural traditions of a given people or group; the cultural absorption of a minority group into the main cultural body
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