Chapter 6 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Some groups feel that they are better than others.
  2. 2. orientation The type of people one is romantically, sexually, or emotionally attracted to.
  3. 4. Socially constructed category based on appearances and ancestry, or shared physical characteristics such as skin color.
  4. 6. Unfair prejudgment about a group of people.
  5. 9. schemas Organized cognitive structures that include gender-related information that influences how children think and behave.
  6. 10. group A group of people who have been socially disadvantaged and/or discriminated against.
  7. 12. The study of the formal and informal rules for how, when, about what, to whom, and how long to speak in conversations within cultural groups.
  8. 14. identity A person’s self identification as a gendered individual, different than sex.
  9. 15. education Education that promotes equity in the schooling of all students.
  10. 16. A prejudicial preference or action
Down
  1. 1. The knowledge, language, values, attitudes, and traditions that shape and guide the behavior and beliefs of an individual person or a group of people; defined along regional, ethnic, religious, racial, gender, social class, or other lines.
  2. 2. status Relative standing in society based on income, power, background, and prestige.
  3. 3. Cultural heritage shared by a group of people, shared history, homeland, language, traditions, and/or religion.
  4. 5. mindset Believing one’s learning and knowledge is fluid and can be changed or improved.
  5. 7. culture Rejecting behavior that would help a student succeed academically for the sake of holding onto cultural identity.
  6. 8. relevant pedagogy Excellent teaching for students of color that includes academic success, developing/maintaining cultural competence, and developing a critical consciousness to challenge the status quo.
  7. 11. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or are questioning.
  8. 13. Our overlapping, intersecting social identities (gender, sexual orientation, class, ethnicity, religion, age, etc.) that shape each and every one of us in unique ways.