Structures of Power and Inequality
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Ableism
Ableism refers to the discrimination and prejudice against people with mental, emotional, or physical disabilities.While ‘ability’ refers mostly to a specific set of functional…
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Microaggressions
Microaggressions are forms of subtle discrimination in the form of verbal, behavioral, and environmental indignities. They are often automatically and unconsciously directed at members…
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Victimization
Acts in which a person is the target of violence that results in physical or psychological injury are understood as victimization (Cruz, 1999). This…
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Microinterventions
Targets of microaggressions often experience a “freeze effect,” where they feel uncertain about how to respond. This can lead to feelings of anxiety, guilt,…
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Tone Policing / Tone Argument
The act of dismissing or reducing someone’s argument based on the way it is expressed, the attitude, the tone used, or the emotions expressed…
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Inspiration Porn
Inspiration porn is the representation of disability as inspiration, by objectifying the person with a disability for the benefit of the abled group. In…
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Xenocentrism
Xenocentrism is the term used to describe consumers’ preference for foreign goods over domestic ones, and it is typically motivated by the belief that…
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Gendered Ageism
Ageism refers to negative stereotyping and discrimination based on age (Butler, 1969), while gendered ageism targets older people at the intersection of age and…
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Pink Tax
The umbrella term “pink tax” describes various financial inequalities based on gender. In different contexts it may refer to: 1. The gender wage gap,…
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a term used for a form of extreme exploitation in acts against their will. While ‘labor’ or ‘service’ usually refers to…
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Victim Blaming
Victim blaming is a social phenomenon in which responsibility for traumatic events is wrongly placed on the victim rather than the offender. This leads…
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Benevolent Sexism
The theory of ambivalent sexism distinguishes between hostile sexism (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS) (Glick & Fiske, 1996). Benevolent sexism (BS) includes idealizing and…
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Sexism
Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination based on a person’s gender is understood as sexism. It is not limited to prejudice and discrimination against cis women…
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Internalized Sexism
Internalized sexism refers to the manifestation of sexist beliefs and practices that individuals, regardless of gender, may direct towards themselves or others (Bearman, 2009).…
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Hostile Sexism
The theory of ambivalent sexism distinguishes between hostile sexism (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS) (Glick & Fiske, 1996). Hostile sexism refers to the attitudes,…