Critical Race Theory - Key Terms and Concepts

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Across
  1. 3. The benefits that one possesses due to their membership within a dominant social group.
  2. 5. Preferences for or against an individual or group that prevents impartial judgment
  3. 9. A social construction of differences between people. Commonly classified in the United States as White, Black/African-American, Asian or Pacific Islander, etc.
  4. 11. The state that says teaching about Critical Race Theory promotes division
  5. 13. A concept that exists due to human interaction, rather than being rooted in biology.
  6. 14. The state that has signed an anti-CRT law into effect, citing that it "tries to make kids feel bad"
  7. 15. The state that banned the teaching of Critical Race Theory because lawmakers think it teaches the idea that "the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist"
Down
  1. 1. Intentional and unintentional communications of negative and hostile messages toward people based on their membership within a protected group i.e. race, age, religion, gender identity and expression, etc.
  2. 2. The person who coined the term "Critical Race Theory"
  3. 4. The unjust treatment of categories of people based on race, age, gender identity and expression, etc.
  4. 6. Policies and practices are rooted in discrimination against specific groups of people based on religion, race, gender identity and expression, age, etc. within institutions.
  5. 7. A movement and framework centered around the racial inequalities embedded in institutions
  6. 8. The idea that treating all races as equals will eliminate discrimination; "I don't see color"
  7. 10. Different from racism; discrimination or prejudice against people with darker skin tones, typically by those within the same racial group
  8. 12. The process by which attitudes and actions create unequal treatment of people of a specific race