CRRF Glossary

Title	Definition
Anti-Racist Education	A perspective that promotes the identification and change required of educational practices, policies, attitudes and behaviours that underlie racism.
Antisemitism	Latent or overt hostility or hatred directed towards, or discrimination against individual Jews or the Jewish people for reasons connected to their religion, ethnicity, and their cultural, historical, intellectual and religious heritage. Antisemitism has also been expressed through individual acts of physical violence, vandalism, the organized destruction of entire communities and genocide. In more recent times, such manifestations could also target the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collective.
Apartheid	An Afrikans word created to describe the South African system of institutionalized segregation to maintain white domination. From the 1960’s to 1991, a plan of “Grand Apartheid” was implemented, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression. The official State policy separated black and white South Africans in order to oppress, dominate and control Blacks, while enriching Whites at their expense. Only the so-called “white” citizens of South Africa were allowed to vote and participate in government, and to enjoy many other privileges.
Aspects of Women's Haelth from a Minority and Diversity Pespective	The purpose of this paper is to delineate, discuss and posit solutions for the health issues that have a unique impact on the life chances of immigrant, racial minority and refugee women in Canada.. In this discussion, the author have also attempted to critique the missed opportunities that are inherent in the strengths, resources and world views of immigrant, racial minority and refugee women in Canada. In order to do this, she have looked at the findings of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women in Canada (NOIVMWC), and have tested these findings and assumptions against the experiences of experts and frontline workers.
Assimilation	The full adoption by an individual or group of the culture, values and patterns of a different social, religious, linguistic or national ethos, resulting in the diminution or elimination of attitudinal and behavioural affiliations from the original cultural group. Can be voluntary or forced.
Attitude	The state of mind which makes us react in certain ways to social events or objects; a consistent pattern of thoughts, beliefs, emotions and reactions.
Barrier	An overt or covert obstacle; used in employment equity to mean a systemic obstacle to equal employment opportunities or outcomes; an obstacle which must be overcome for equality to be possible.
Bias	A subjective opinion, preference, prejudice or inclination, often formed without reasonable justification, that influences an individual’s or group’s ability to evaluate a particular situation objectively or accurately; a preference for or against. Reasonable apprehension of bias exists when there is a reasonable belief that an individual or group will pre-judge a matter and therefore cannot assess a matter impartially because of bias.
Bigot	One stubbornly or intolerantly devoted to one’s biased opinions and prejudices.
Bilingualism	The ability to utilize two languages with equal fluency; an official policy of Canada, with two official languages (English and French).

Anti-Racist Education

A perspective that promotes the identification and change required of educational practices, policies, attitudes and behaviours that underlie racism.

Antisemitism

Latent or overt hostility or hatred directed towards, or discrimination against individual Jews or the Jewish people for reasons connected to their religion, ethnicity, and their cultural, historical, intellectual and religious heritage. Antisemitism has also been expressed through individual acts of physical violence, vandalism, the organized destruction of entire communities and genocide. In more recent times, such manifestations could also target the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collective.

Apartheid

An Afrikans word created to describe the South African system of institutionalized segregation to maintain white domination. From the 1960’s to 1991, a plan of “Grand Apartheid” was implemented, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression. The official State policy separated black and white South Africans in order to oppress, dominate and control Blacks, while enriching Whites at their expense. Only the so-called “white” citizens of South Africa were allowed to vote and participate in government, and to enjoy many other privileges.

Aspects of Women's Haelth from a Minority and Diversity Pespective

The purpose of this paper is to delineate, discuss and posit solutions for the health issues that have a unique impact on the life chances of immigrant, racial minority and refugee women in Canada.. In this discussion, the author have also attempted to critique the missed opportunities that are inherent in the strengths, resources and world views of immigrant, racial minority and refugee women in Canada. In order to do this, she have looked at the findings of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women in Canada (NOIVMWC), and have tested these findings and assumptions against the experiences of experts and frontline workers.

Assimilation

The full adoption by an individual or group of the culture, values and patterns of a different social, religious, linguistic or national ethos, resulting in the diminution or elimination of attitudinal and behavioural affiliations from the original cultural group. Can be voluntary or forced.

Attitude

The state of mind which makes us react in certain ways to social events or objects; a consistent pattern of thoughts, beliefs, emotions and reactions.

Barrier

An overt or covert obstacle; used in employment equity to mean a systemic obstacle to equal employment opportunities or outcomes; an obstacle which must be overcome for equality to be possible.

Bias

A subjective opinion, preference, prejudice or inclination, often formed without reasonable justification, that influences an individual’s or group’s ability to evaluate a particular situation objectively or accurately; a preference for or against. Reasonable apprehension of bias exists when there is a reasonable belief that an individual or group will pre-judge a matter and therefore cannot assess a matter impartially because of bias.

Bigot

One stubbornly or intolerantly devoted to one’s biased opinions and prejudices.

Bilingualism

The ability to utilize two languages with equal fluency; an official policy of Canada, with two official languages (English and French).