Social Identity, The “ISMS” & Phobias

Social Identity, The "ISM's" & Phobias

Social identities graphic organizer. A large middle circle saying "social identitites," with other areas of identity in a ring around that larger circle. The areas of identity are: race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, social class, ability, age, sex, other.

Just above you can see the image of social identities that we reviewed during our previous session. Each of us may identify differently for each of these social identity groups – and how we identify can determine if we are likely to experience various forms of oppression.

Below you can see a list of “isms” and phobias.

Manifestation of Social Oppression

  • Ableism
  • Ageism
  • Classism
  • Heterosexism
  • Homophobia
  • Racism
  • Religious Oppression
  • Sexism
  • Transphobia
  • Xenophobia

Quick Discussion Questions:

Can you give an example of any of these "ISM's" that you can think of coming up in the workplace? If so, please consider posting them below.

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