1. Unit 5:Violence Definitions

2. Race
any one of the groups that human beings can be divided into based on shared distinctive physical traits or shared culture or history
BUT…
has no basis in genetics
More variations within groups than among groups
Also, consider transracial.
Transracial: A person who lives as a member of a “race” other than that assigned at birth

3. religion
an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
Types: Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hindusim, Shintoism, etc…

4. ethnicity
Particular affiliation to a people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
German, Chinese, Indian, American, Oromo, Hutu, Miao, Hui, etc.

5. nationality
a legal relationship involving allegiance to particular state or nation
share the same history, traditions, and language, and who usually live together in a particular country
American, Egyptian, Japanese, Brazilian, etc.

6. gender
 the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one’s sex
Cisgender: gender and sex identity is aligned with what is assigned at birth
Gay: individuals who are primarily attracted to members of the same sex, umbrella term for the LGBTQ community

7. Gender Identity (Not a complete list)
Agender: no connection to traditional gender
Androgynous: expressing elements of both masculinity and femininity
Bigender: person who fluctuates between masculine and feminine
Third Gender: for a person who does not identify with either man or woman, but identifies with another gender
Transgender: A person who lives as a member of a gender other than that assigned at birth based on anatomical sex
Gender IDENTITY is not the same as Gender EXPRESSION!
Gender Expression is the visible/outward appearance of “gender” - whereas IDENTITY is the internal sense of self.
Dress like a girl; identify as masculine. Dress like a man; identify as female.

8. sex
refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women
Intersex: combination of sexual gonads, organs, and/or hormones

9. sexuality feelings of attraction or desire
The object of our desire defines our sexual orientation.

10. Sexual Orientation Asexual: no interest in sexual relationships
Bisexual: sexually attracted to both masculine and feminine
Pansexual: a person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions

11. victim One that is acted on and is adversely affected
subject to oppression, hardship, mistreatment, or violence

12. perpetrator Person who carries out an adverse act
Commits oppression, hardship, mistreatment, or violence

13. bystander One who is present but takes no part in a situation
Spectator

14. upstander
someone who recognizes when something is wrong and acts to make it right
Being socially responsible

15. propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

16. discussion What is the difference between: race and religion?
What is the difference between ethnicity and nationality?
What is the difference gender, sex, and sexuality?
Why do we need to know the differences?
Sex is physical and biological.
Gender: social or cultural
Sexuality: physical and emotional