GRI 103 - Midterm Study Guide
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What is GRI? - ✔✔The interdisciplinary study of identity, social difference, & power. Is
about social justice, addresses inequality, and examines the construction & negotiation
of of social meaning & structure.
(Black Studies, Ethnic Studies, Holocaust/Genocide, Peace Studies, Indigenous Studies,
Latinx Studies, LGBTQ Studies, Religious Studies, Social Justice Studies, Women's
Studies)
What is the Interdisciplinary Approach to GRI? - ✔✔Anthropology, Sociology, History,
Political Science, International Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Communications,
Literature, Arts, Music, Language
Social Justice - ✔✔The acknowledgement of the importance of understanding cultural &
social diversity, but recognizing the differences are in the basis of inequality.
Diversity - ✔✔Difference among social identity groups based in various factors (age,
ability, gender, sexuality, race, nationality, language, class, religion).
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, Inequality? - ✔✔The unequal distribution of valued goods and opportunities.
Expressions of social identity like status, wealth, power, privilege, security, safety, &
well-being are good tools to explain social inequality.
Social Power - ✔✔The ability of social control; to create motivation or to accomplish
group goals.
Critical Study of Difference - ✔✔
Intersectionality - ✔✔The overlapping of expressions of identity like race, class, and
gender within an individual or group. Creates social inequality, or interdependent
systems of discrimination/disadvantage.
Identity Tapestry - ✔✔A concept by Sonja Curry-Johnson's "Weaving an Identity
Tapestry", displaying the various different aspects of a person's personality and how
they may overlap or intersect.
Feminism - ✔✔The belief that women should have economic, political, and social
equality with men. A type of Social Justice.
Core Concepts for Social Justice Education - ✔✔1. Social Diversity DIFFERS from Social
Justice
2. Social group identities are rooted in historical legacies that were socially-constructed
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What is GRI? - ✔✔The interdisciplinary study of identity, social difference, & power. Is
about social justice, addresses inequality, and examines the construction & negotiation
of of social meaning & structure.
(Black Studies, Ethnic Studies, Holocaust/Genocide, Peace Studies, Indigenous Studies,
Latinx Studies, LGBTQ Studies, Religious Studies, Social Justice Studies, Women's
Studies)
What is the Interdisciplinary Approach to GRI? - ✔✔Anthropology, Sociology, History,
Political Science, International Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Communications,
Literature, Arts, Music, Language
Social Justice - ✔✔The acknowledgement of the importance of understanding cultural &
social diversity, but recognizing the differences are in the basis of inequality.
Diversity - ✔✔Difference among social identity groups based in various factors (age,
ability, gender, sexuality, race, nationality, language, class, religion).
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, Inequality? - ✔✔The unequal distribution of valued goods and opportunities.
Expressions of social identity like status, wealth, power, privilege, security, safety, &
well-being are good tools to explain social inequality.
Social Power - ✔✔The ability of social control; to create motivation or to accomplish
group goals.
Critical Study of Difference - ✔✔
Intersectionality - ✔✔The overlapping of expressions of identity like race, class, and
gender within an individual or group. Creates social inequality, or interdependent
systems of discrimination/disadvantage.
Identity Tapestry - ✔✔A concept by Sonja Curry-Johnson's "Weaving an Identity
Tapestry", displaying the various different aspects of a person's personality and how
they may overlap or intersect.
Feminism - ✔✔The belief that women should have economic, political, and social
equality with men. A type of Social Justice.
Core Concepts for Social Justice Education - ✔✔1. Social Diversity DIFFERS from Social
Justice
2. Social group identities are rooted in historical legacies that were socially-constructed
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