The following is a list of political/sociological terms:
- Political Correctness: a description of languages, policies, or measures that
are intended to avoid offending or disadvantaging members of a particular
group within society. - Woke/Woke Culture: being aware of social and political issues regarding
certain groups (e.g. social inequalities). It also refers to the use of identity
politics and social justice. - Cancel Culture: a phenomenon when someone is ostracized, boycotted,
shunned, fired, or even physically assaulted for saying or doing something
that is considered offensive. It can also apply to books, films, names,
products, etc. - Critical Race Theory: the belief focusing on the relationships between
social conceptions of race and ethnicity, social and political laws, and the
media. It also is used to explain the social, political, and legal structures
and distribution of power from a lens viewpoint focusing on the concept of
race and experiences of racism. - Systematic Racism (a.k.a. Institutional Racism): the belief that institutional
discrimination based on race or ethnicity in a particular society, including
the implementation of policies and practices resulting in and supporting a
continued unfair advantage to some people and the unfair or harmful
treatment of other people. - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): the framework(s) with the goal of
seeking to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people,
particularly those who have experienced underrepresentation or
discrimination in the past on the basis of identity or disability. - Social Justice: the concept of distributing wealth, opportunities, and
privileges with a society where an individual’s rights are recognized and
protected. - Affirmative Action: a set of policies and practices within a government or
organization seeking to benefit marginalized groups (e.g. those who have
experienced discrimination in the past). - Anti-Racism: a group of ideas and political actions which are meant to
counter racial prejudice, systematic racism, and the oppression of specific
racial groups. - Multiculturalism: the coexistence of multiple cultures.
- Diversity: in a business context, is the practice of hiring and promoting
employees from a variety of different backgrounds and identities. - White Guilt: a belief what white people are collectively responsible for the
harm which has resulted from discrimination (whether it be past or
present) towards people of other races. - Racial Quota: in regards to employment and education, a numerical
requirement or quota for hiring, promoting, admitting, and graduating
those of a particular race. - Multiracialism: the concept used to theorize and interpret identity
formation within multiracial populations.
