NSG 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Racialization, Social Stratification, Social Actions
7 Dec 2020
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Equity: people treated according to what they have or don"t have so that they are able to benefit from the supports. Stigma: powerfully negative label that changes a person"s self-concept and social identity. Discrimination: to perpetuate an unjust action against individuals who belong to a particular group, in particular stigmatized groups. Bias: a prejudice in favour of or against one thing, person or group compared with another- usually in a way that"s considered to be unfair. Biases may be held by an individual, group or institution and can have negative or positive consequences. Unconscious bias: social stereotypes about certain groups of people- the individuals from outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one"s tendency to organize social worlds by categorizing. Oppression: unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. Population: women, poor, religious groups, lgbtq-2, disability, self-educated, workers, indiiginous, rural, immigrants, patient.
