All Flashcards
Define intersectionality.
The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, creating overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
What is grassroots organizing?
A community-based approach to building power from the ground up, emphasizing the involvement of ordinary people in political and social change.
Define systemic exclusion.
The entrenched and pervasive ways in which certain groups are denied access to opportunities and resources within a society or institution.
What is gender discrimination?
Unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their gender.
Define collective action.
Action taken together by a group of people whose goal is to enhance their status and achieve a common objective.
Define racial segregation.
The separation of individuals or groups based on their race, often enforced by law or custom.
What is racial inequality?
Disparities in opportunities, treatment, and outcomes based on race.
Define Black Feminism.
A school of thought stating that sexism, class oppression, and racism are inextricably bound together.
What is meant by 'inclusion'?
The act of creating environments in which any individual or group can be and feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued to fully participate.
What is marginalization?
Treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral.
What were the causes and effects of school segregation?
Cause: Racial prejudice, discriminatory policies | Effect: Unequal educational opportunities, perpetuation of inequality.
What were the causes and effects of the SNCC position paper?
Cause: Pervasive sexism within the Civil Rights Movement | Effect: Sparked conversations about intersectionality and Black feminism.
What were the causes and effects of the 1964 NYC School Boycott?
Cause: Racial segregation and inequality in public schools | Effect: Highlighted the need for educational reform.
What were the causes and effects of Ella Baker's grassroots organizing?
Cause: Belief in collective action and empowering individuals | Effect: Inspired a new generation of civil rights leaders and strengthened SNCC.
What were the causes and effects of the Sit-in movements?
Cause: Systemic exclusion and marginalization of Black Americans | Effect: Challenged segregation and promoted full inclusion.
Define grassroots organizing.
Building a movement from local communities, emphasizing collective action and empowering individuals.
What is intersectionality?
The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, creating overlapping systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
Define gender discrimination.
Unfair treatment based on a person's gender, often resulting in the denial of opportunities or rights.
What is systemic exclusion?
The deliberate and pervasive marginalization of a group from full participation in society.
Define collective action.
A group of people working together to achieve a common goal, often to address social or political issues.
Define Black Feminism.
A school of thought stating that sexism, class oppression, and racism are inextricably bound together.
What is desegregation?
The process of ending the separation of groups based on race.
Define marginalization.
Treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral.
Define school segregation.
The separation of students based on race in educational institutions.
What is activism?
The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.