Social Justice Test 1

Intro to Soci al Justi

105 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

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The concept of moral rightness
Justice
Accepts a politically established definition of crime without questioning the morality or inclusivity of these laws
Criminal justice
A bias-motivated crim
Hate crime
Resides of the law; a communication that vilifies a person or group based on their race, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and/or ability
Hate speech
A person's place in society; the social categories through which people are classified
Social location
Relates to human society and its modes of organization
Social
The overarching social system that maintains and reproduces inequalities
Oppression
One that holds power and authority in society
Dominant group
"In psychological terms, identity formation employs a process of simultaneous reflection and observation, a process taking place on all levels of mental functioning, by which the individual judges himself [or herself] in light of what he [or she] perceives to be the way in which others judge him [or her] in comparison to themselves and to a typology significant to them"
Erik Erikson
The product of social, cultural, and historical factors
Identity formation
We define ourselves according to our own preferences and our interactions
Micro level
We define ourselves in relation to others
Meso level
We are defined more broadly by social categories
Macro level
Exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others
Privilege
A generalization made about a group
Stereotype