Understanding Identity and Discrimination

What is the term used to describe the set of visible and invisible characteristics we use to categorize and define ourselves and those around us?

• Intersectionality

• Identity

• Bias

• Discrimination

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Which term refers to a group of people who share one or more identity characteristics?

• Dominant Identity Group

• Bias

• Identity Group

• Discrimination

What is the term for an identity group whose members share a common privilege?

• Intersectionality

• Identity Group

• Dominant Identity Group

• Bias

Who coined the term "intersectionality" to describe how each person belongs to multiple, overlapping identity groups?

• Kimberlé Crenshaw

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Angela Davis

• Gloria Steinem

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What does the term "bias" refer to in the context of identity?

• A group of people sharing identity characteristics

• Conscious or unconscious prejudice against an individual or group

• The set of characteristics defining ourselves

• Unfair treatment based on identity

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the term for prejudice in action, often resulting in unfair treatment based on identity?

• Bias

• Intersectionality

• Discrimination

• Identity

Which of the following best describes "intersectionality"?

• The set of characteristics defining ourselves

• A group sharing identity characteristics

• Overlapping identity groups resulting in multiplied oppressions or privileges

• Prejudice in action

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Which of the following is an example of a dominant identity group?

• Teenagers

• Women

• Straight, white individuals

• Undocumented immigrants

What distinguishes discrimination from bias?

• Discrimination is a conscious prejudice, while bias is unconscious.

• Discrimination is prejudice in action, while bias is a prejudice held by individuals.

• Bias is systemic, while discrimination is individual.

• Bias is always negative, while discrimination can be positive.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Which of the following is an example of systemic discrimination?

• A person denying a loan based on ethnicity

• Neighborhood redlining policies

• A group of teenagers

• A person feeling biased against a group

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CCSS.RL.5.6