ASAM 101 Mid Term Questions and Correct
Answers
knowledge/fact
based on expertise through study, reviewed and supported by other scholars; not always
neutral; can change
opinion/common understanding
based on your understanding of an issue, does not need t be backed up by anything other than
a belief
social identity
how people categorize them into a group (ex. gender, socioeconomic class, sexual
orientation, ability, race, religion, ethnicity, age)
positionality
what you know is connected to who you are and where you stand
culture
norms, values, customs, and meanings shared by a people
ideology
framework for how we view or make sense of the world; set of beliefs, views, opinions, and
attitudes, can be individual or collective (ex. capitalism, marxism, feminism, sexism,
liberalism, conservatism)
dominant culture/group
, group(s) at the top of social hierarchy; set the norms by which everyone is judged
minoritized culture/group
social group that is devalued in society
socialization
systematic training into the norms of our culture
social norms
rules that are taken for granted in society and seen as normal or natural ("with the status
quo")
privilege
members of dominant groups receive social/institutional advantages as a result of occupying
positions of power; not a choice
oppression
discrimination of one social group against another; can be individual, institutional,
internalized, or cultural
race
socially constructed system of classifying physical characteristics (skin color, facial structure,
etc)
ethnicity
group of people bound by a common language, culture, spiritual tradition, or ancestry
gender
Answers
knowledge/fact
based on expertise through study, reviewed and supported by other scholars; not always
neutral; can change
opinion/common understanding
based on your understanding of an issue, does not need t be backed up by anything other than
a belief
social identity
how people categorize them into a group (ex. gender, socioeconomic class, sexual
orientation, ability, race, religion, ethnicity, age)
positionality
what you know is connected to who you are and where you stand
culture
norms, values, customs, and meanings shared by a people
ideology
framework for how we view or make sense of the world; set of beliefs, views, opinions, and
attitudes, can be individual or collective (ex. capitalism, marxism, feminism, sexism,
liberalism, conservatism)
dominant culture/group
, group(s) at the top of social hierarchy; set the norms by which everyone is judged
minoritized culture/group
social group that is devalued in society
socialization
systematic training into the norms of our culture
social norms
rules that are taken for granted in society and seen as normal or natural ("with the status
quo")
privilege
members of dominant groups receive social/institutional advantages as a result of occupying
positions of power; not a choice
oppression
discrimination of one social group against another; can be individual, institutional,
internalized, or cultural
race
socially constructed system of classifying physical characteristics (skin color, facial structure,
etc)
ethnicity
group of people bound by a common language, culture, spiritual tradition, or ancestry
gender
