1) What’s the difference between equality and equity?
Equality means everyone is given the same resources; Equity means that everyone is given the resources that they need to succeed.
Equity means everyone is given the same resources; Equality means that everyone is given the resources that they need to succeed.
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2) The practice of compensating employees the same when they perform the same or similar job duties, while accounting for other factors, such as their experience level, job performance and tenure with the employer is:
Pay Equity
Equality
Racial Profiling
Eurocentrism
Correct! Pay equity: The principle of providing equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender or other discriminatory factors.
The correct answer is pay equity. Equality: The state of being equal in rights, opportunities, and treatment without discrimination or bias.
The correct answer is pay equity. Racial profiling: The practice of targeting individuals based on their race or ethnicity for suspicion or scrutiny by law enforcement or other authorities.
The correct answer is pay equity. Eurocentrism: A perspective that places Europe and European culture at the center, often disregarding or marginalizing other cultures and viewpoints.
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3) What refers specifically to the ways in which institutional policies and practices create different outcomes for different racial groups?
Classism
Institutional Racism
Eurocentrism
Microaggressions
Correct! Institutional Racism: Systemic patterns of racism embedded within institutions and organizations, leading to the marginalization or disadvantage of certain racial or ethnic groups.
The correct answer is institutional racism. Classism: Discrimination or prejudice based on social or economic class, leading to the marginalization of individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
The correct answer is institutional racism. Eurocentrism: A perspective that places Europe and European culture at the center, often disregarding or marginalizing other cultures and viewpoints.
The correct answer is institutional racism. Microaggressions: Subtle, often unintentional acts or comments that convey discriminatory or derogatory messages towards marginalized individuals or groups.
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4) _________ is actively opposing discrimination based on race by advocating for changes in political, economic, and social life.
Anti-racism
Discrimination
Classism
Colorblind
The correct answer is Anti-racism. Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, or religion.
The correct answer is Anti-racism. Classism: Discrimination or prejudice based on social or economic class, leading to the marginalization of individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
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5) Discrimination on the basis of socioeconomic status is:
Ageism
Ableism
Gaslighting
Classism
Correct! Classism: Discrimination or prejudice based on social or economic class, leading to the marginalization of individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
The correct answer is classism. Ageism: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on their age, often leading to the marginalization of older people or younger generations.
The correct answer is classism. Ableism: Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities, often resulting in the exclusion or marginalization of disabled people.
The correct answer is classism. Gaslighting: Manipulative behavior that aims to make someone doubt their own perceptions, memory, or sanity.
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6) Microaggressions are...
The everyday verbal and nonverbal whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.
A term used to describe systems, relations, or behaviors which disadvantage groups or individuals through formal institutions or informal attitudes and behaviors.
A learned fear and self-hatred of one’s own identity or identity group based on the acceptance of oppressive stereotypes, attitudes, and beliefs about their identity group.
A form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own experience.
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7) Which term describes the idea that multiple identities intersect to create a whole identity (gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, etc.)?
Discrimination
Pansexual
Intersectionality
Misogyny
Correct! Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, gender, class, and sexuality, which can create overlapping and intersecting systems of discrimination or privilege.
The correct answer is intersectionality. Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, or religion.
The correct answer is intersectionality. Pansexual: A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for attraction to people of all genders or sexes.
The correct answer is intersectionality. Misogyny: Hatred, prejudice, or discrimination against women based on their gender.
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8) A learned fear and self-hatred of one’s own identity or identity group based on the acceptance of oppressive stereotypes, attitudes, and beliefs about their identity group is known as:
Ageism
Oppression
Cisgender
Internalized Oppression
Correct! Internalized Oppression: When members of marginalized groups internalize and believe negative stereotypes or beliefs about their own group, leading to self-devaluation and diminished self-esteem.
The correct answer is internalized oppression. Ageism: Prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on their age, often leading to the marginalization of older people or younger generations.
The correct answer is internalized oppression. Oppression: The systemic and pervasive mistreatment, subjugation, or discrimination of individuals or groups based on factors such as race, gender, or social class.
The correct answer is internalized oppression. Cisgender: Referring to individuals whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.
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9) Which of the following is a term used to describe systems, relations, or behaviors which disadvantage groups or individuals through formal institutions or informal attitudes and behaviors?
Ableism
Oppression
Discrimination
Pay Equity
Correct! Oppression: The systemic and pervasive mistreatment, subjugation, or discrimination of individuals or groups based on factors such as race, gender, or social class.
The correct answer is oppression. Ableism: Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities, often resulting in the exclusion or marginalization of disabled people.
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10) A three-story office building does not have a working elevator. This is an example of:
Eurocentrism
Ableism
Cisgender
Anti-racism
Correct! Ableism: Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities, often resulting in the exclusion or marginalization of disabled people.
The correct answer is ableism. Eurocentrism: A perspective that places Europe and European culture at the center, often disregarding or marginalizing other cultures and viewpoints.
The correct answer is ableism. Cisgender: Referring to individuals whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.
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11) A heterosexual woman participates in a Pride parade and actively advocates for LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace. This woman is a(n) _____ to the LGBTQ+ community.
Ally
BIPOC
Ableism
Colorblind
Correct! Ally: A person who supports and advocates for marginalized communities and actively works against oppression.
The correct answer is ally. BIPOC: An acronym for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, referring to non-white individuals who are often marginalized due to systemic racism.
The correct answer is ally. Ableism: Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities, often resulting in the exclusion or marginalization of disabled people.
The correct answer is ally. Colorblind: The belief or approach that disregards racial or ethnic differences, often failing to acknowledge or address systemic racism.
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12) “It doesn’t matter if you’re Black, White, or Green. All of my students are the same: I don’t see color.” This quote is an example of what?
Gender Identity
Colorblind
Discrimination
Ethnocentrism
Correct! Colorblind: The belief or approach that disregards racial or ethnic differences, often failing to acknowledge or address systemic racism
The correct answer is colorblind. Gender Identity: An individual's deeply-felt sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
The correct answer is colorblind. Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, or religion.
The correct answer is colorblind. Ethnocentrism: The belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic or cultural group, often leading to the devaluation or marginalization of other groups.