Social Work Chapter 4

Front 1

hate crimes

Back 1

victimization of people because of their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability, or gender.

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social justice

Back 2

the level of fairness that exists in human relaitonships and overall in society.

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prejudice

Back 3

attitude of judging or disliking groups and individuals based on myths misconceptions.

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discrimination

Back 4

actions of treating people differently based on their membership in a group; usually involves denial of something.

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oppression

Back 5

systematic and pervasive mistreatment of people based on their membership in a certain group.

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institutional discrimination

Back 6

discrimination built into the norms and institutions of society and enforced by those in power.

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racism

Back 7

systematic mistreatment of people based on their race.

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sexism

Back 8

oppression that grows out of the elief that men are superior to women.

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homophobia

Back 9

fear of homosexuality or fear of lesbians and gay men.

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heterosexism

Back 10

institutionalized bias directed at gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and people who are transgender.

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classism

Back 11

the institutional and cultural attitudes and behaviors that stigmatize the poor and place a higher value on wealthier people.

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ableism

Back 12

the oppression of people with disabilities.

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ageism

Back 13

belief in the superiority of youth over age and the systematic oppression of people because they are older.

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anti-semitism

Back 14

systematic discrimination or oppression of Jews.

Front 15

cultural pluralsim

Back 15

people mix socially and economically with other groups but retain their unique cultural characteristics.

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separatism

Back 16

social groups live in the same country but do things as separately as possible.

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civil rights

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rights to which people are entitled because they are members of society; such rights provide legal protection from discrimination and oppression.

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fourteenth amendments

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constitutional amendment of 1868 that offered early civil rights protection.

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fifteenth amendment

Back 19

constitutional amendment of 1870 that gave all men, regardless of race, the right to vote.

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nineteenth amendment

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constitutional amendment of 1920 that guaranteed women the right to vote.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Back 21

legislation that prohibits discrimination in housing.

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Civil Rights Act of 1968

Back 22

legislation that prohibits segregation and discrimination based on race.

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

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law that protects employmees over 40 years old from age discrimination in their workplaces.

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Back 24

legislation that provides civil rights protections for people wiht disabilities.

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Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

Back 25

proposed legislation that would prohibit employers from discrimination based on sexual orientation.