Vocabulary List
ACCOMMODATION
Concerning a conflict, put aside your wants or needs to resolve the dispute.
ARTIFACT
Anything created by humans to describe their culture. This can be any art, painting, sculpture, mixed media, music, performance art, dance, etc.
AVOIDING
Concerning a conflict, intentionally ignoring or leaving the conflict. BIAS Showing preference, positive or negative, for an individual, group, or belief. This can be unconscious, or you may be aware of it (University of Pittsburgh [Pittsburgh], 2024).
BELIEF
Being confident that a person is trustworthy or that a statement or idea is true, even if you
do not have proof (Merriam-Webster, n.d.).
COLLABORATING
Concerning conflict, when individuals or groups work together until the needs of each are met without making compromises.
COMPROMISING
Concerning a conflict, individuals or groups come to an agreement because each side agrees to make compromises.
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
The use of art, in any medium, to convey a feeling or message.
CREATIVE WORK
The result of creative expression
CULTURE
A set of unspoken rules and customs shared among a group of people passed from generation to generation, shaping values, beliefs, and behaviors (Southern New Hampshire University [SNHU], 2024).
CULTURAL RELATIVISM
Not judging a culture by your own beliefs of what is right, wrong, strange, or normal.
DIVERSITY
Visible or invisible traits that make us similar or different from one another. Some examples are socioeconomic class, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, neurodivergence, religion, language, national origin, family type, generation, and more (SNHU, 2024).
EQUALITY
When all the people in a society or group have the same status or rights, such as freedom of speech, civil rights, and equal access to goods and services (Pittsburgh, 2024).
EQUITY
Equal access and opportunities and the elimination of barriers prevent some groups' full participation. It is an acknowledgment that historically underserved and underrepresented populations deserve fairness and justice to remedy systemic conditions that limit their opportunity and access (SNHU, 2024).
ETHNICITY
People with a shared cultural heritage derive from values, behavioral patterns, language, political and economic interests, history, geographical base, and ancestry. Examples include Haitian, African American (Black), Chinese, Korean (Asian), Cherokee, Navajo (Native American), Cuban, Mexican (Latino), Irish, and Swedish (White European) (SNHU, 2024).
FAIRNESS
A sense that things are even or equitable.
INCLUSION
Intentional, continual, and positive actions are taken to involve others in your group, whether socially, professionally, or in your community. The purpose is to make them feel welcome and benefit from its many rewards of diversity (SNHU, 2024).
JUSTICE
What society generally believes is right. If the consensus is great enough, it may even become law.
NARRATIVE
Story, portrayal, or the way society generally talks about something. Example: How a group of people are portrayed in movies or in music.
NORMS
The understood social rules that guide our behavior. Things we know how to do without having to be told.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
It is a concept in which equity or justice is achieved in every aspect of society rather than in only some aspects or for some people and affords individuals and groups fair treatment (SNHU, 2024).
STEREOTYPE
A generalized belief or assumption. They can lead to blanket judgments, prejudices, and intentional or unintentional discrimination. Stereotypes are typically negative, based on little information that does not recognize individualism and personal traits (SNHU, 2024).
VALUES
Things that we feel are meaningful. This can be different from person to person. Many times, the people around us influence what we think. For example, why is one shiny rock, gold, more valuable than another shiny rock, quartz?
References
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belief
Southern New Hampshire University. (2024). Key terms defined. Southern New Hampshire University. https://libguides.snhu.edu/diversity/keyterms
University of Pittsburgh. (2024). Diversity, equity, and inclusion glossary. University of Pittsburgh. https://www.diversity.pitt.edu/education/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-glossary
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