Classism
classism – Any attitude or institutional practice which subordinates people due to income, occupation, education and/or their economic condition. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. Terms associated with diversity: classism. […]
Closeted
The opposite of being out, being closeted means that one’s sexual orientation is concealed or presumed to be heterosexual. University of Alaska-Southeast. (n.d.). LGBTIQ terminology and definitions (PDF). Retrieved from […]
Collusion
When people act to perpetuate oppression or prevent others from working to eliminate oppression. Adams, M., Bell, L. A., & Griffin, P. (1997). Teaching for diversity and social justice: A […]
Colonialism
Colonization can be defined as some form of invasion, dispossession and subjugation of a people. Theinvasion need not be military; it can begin—or continue—as geographical intrusion in the form of […]
Coming Out
Shorthand for coming out of the closet. The phrase is used to refer to several aspects of lesbian, gay and bisexual persons’ experiences: self-awareness of same-sex attractions; the telling of […]
Communism
a political theory from Karl Marx advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly-owned and each person works and is paid according to their […]
Critical Race Theory
The Critical Race Theory movement considers many of the same issues that conventional civil rights and ethnic studies take up, but places them in a broader perspective that includes economics, […]
Cross-Dresser
People who cross-dress wear clothing that is traditionally or stereotypically worn by another gender in their culture. They vary in how completely they cross-dress, from one article of clothing to […]
Cultural Appropriation
Theft of cultural elements for one’s own use, commodification, or profit — including symbols, art, language, customs, etc. — often without understanding, acknowledgement or respect for its value in the […]
Cultural Competence
A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes and policies that come together in a system, agency or among professionals to enable that system, agency or those professions to work effectively in […]
