Sociology

Sociology

The study of societies and how they are shaped by people. It also concerns itself with how society affects the behavior of the individuals that are part of them.

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incitement to racial hatred

Sociology; Racism

The publishing or distribution of written matter which is threatening, abusive or insulting, or the use of, in any public place or at any public meeting, words which are ...

inclusiveness

Sociology; Racism

Openness, acceptance and support that enables all persons to participate in the life of the church, the community and the world. Thus, inclusiveness denies every semblance of ...

indirect discrimination

Sociology; Racism

A provision or practice that everyone has to conform to, but which some groups cannot meet so easily.

institutional racism

Sociology; Racism

When an organization's procedures and policies amount to disadvantaging people from minority ethnic backgrounds. It is defined by the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry as: 'the collective ...

systemic racism

Sociology; Racism

The established social patterns which support, implicitly or explicitly, racist value systems. It is fulfilled through policies and understandings of official corporate ...

internalized racism

Sociology; Racism

Internalized racism is the situation that occurs in a racist system when a racial group oppressed by racism supports the supremacy and dominance of the dominating group by ...