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Social Change
prejudice
feelings and thoughts attitudes and belifs
prejudgements about people based on preconceived notions
based on stereotypes gleaned from others
xenophobia and scapegoating
theories
authoritarian personality
sensitive to dichotomies of us and them
totalitarian and anti democratic
hostile to lower status
obedient to higher status
rigid, inflexible, conforming and superior
displaced aggression
dominant group attacks weaker group
due to dominant group feeling powerless
more dominant group is too powerful for dominant group to subjugate
good example is middle child
projection
defense mechanism
negative feelings are assigned to another
undesirable characteristics we see in ourselves blamed on others
vicious cycle
creating and perpetuating a condition by assuming it's true
dominant group uses power to put another group into an inferior position
prejudices are created to justify discrimination
prejudices are accepted by the dominant group
discrimination enforces the behavior in the inferior group
reinforcing prejudice
Attribution Theory
dispositional attributions
behavior is caused by something inherent
natural predisposition
situational attributions
behavior is caused by situations
outside of one's control
positive thoughts about those like us and blame those who are different
protected classes due to historical prejudice and discrimination
isms
Race
Class
age
gender
gender assignment
sexual orientation
ethnicity
ability
Microaggressions
the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership
microassaults
intentional verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership through interpersonality or environment. subtle or overt
Actions
microinsults
subtle subconscious slights that take place interpersonally or through the environment
words
Microinvalidations
messages that are meant to exclude or negate the feelings thoughts and experiences of a target group
discounting
environmental Microaggressions
larger hostile institutions and systems
privledge
advantages that the dominant group has
not due to merit
white, male, heterosexual, cis, etc privilege
Discrimination
prejudgement and negative treatment of people due to being in a protected class
intended to create disadvantage
Race
biological construct used to classify superiority
characteristics of race used for separation
dominant group sets the desired characteristics
The biological differences between groups of people
posits
Contemporary
no biological differences
people do not create genetic differences by selective reproduction
genetic composition is the same
mutation would take many many generations
traditional
race is based on a common gene pool
unique genetic patterns are inherited
Racism
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races
Institutional
#
macro level
social programs pollicies and procedures
embedded and hard to see
Example: criminal justice racial profiling
institutional racism creates policy and influences decision making that results in individual cultural and environmental racism
Cultural
#
macro
ethnic minority groups traditions and mores not physical
blame is placed on culture for factors that inhibit success
Individual
#
micro
one on one interactions
direct immediate impact
environmental
macro
policies and practices that impact the living conditions of oppressed group
health problems are caused by withheld resources
Community
as a tool
responsible for creating their own change
as a platform
a place where practice takes place. the system defines the need and is dynamic
as a project
standard strategies are applied
geographic location
group of systems
structural power systems - formal and informal
member commitment
locality development model (community development)
uses skills within the community to solve the problems within
social planning model
SWs act as leaders to develop strategies to solve issues
social action model
community must initiate change. they must challenge power structures themselves
Social Change and Social Justice
Political opportunities pperspective
politics are closted to the disenfranchised
change in institutions leads to larger change
instability allows for opennings
Mobilizing structures perspective
disenfranchised groups can mobilize
grassroots organizing using existing resources
social movement organizatons
cultural framing perspective
group must see the purpose
goal driven
solidarity and commitment is key
Social and economic Justice
perspectives
libertarian
governent should have only limited role in human affairs
life liberty and property should be in the hands of the individual
utilitarian
greatest good for the greatest number of people
fulfilling lives requires access to appropriate resources decision making opportunities and freedom from fear of persecution
Oppression
the social restrictions placed on a minority group by a dominant group
Secondary Oppression
remaining silent and benefiting from the oppression of others -
Tertiary Oppression
oppressed support the dominant group for acceptance
Primary Oppression
direct and obvious example jim crow laws
Anti-Oppression Model
explores the way oppression insidiously permeates society goal is to eliminate oppression and cultivate equality