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This category relates to specifically sociological terms and concepts. Wider societal terms that do not have a specific sociological nature about them should be added to social concepts in keeping with the WikiProject Sociology scope for the subject.
In sociology, tokenism is the social practice of making a perfunctory and symbolic effort towards the equitable inclusion of members of a minority group, especially by recruiting people from under-represented social-minority groups in order for the organization to give the public appearance of racial and gender equality, usually within a workplace or a school.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology is a dictionary of sociological terms published by Cambridge University Press and edited by Bryan S. Turner. There has only been one edition so far. The Board of Editorial Advisors is made up of: Bryan S. Turner, Ira Cohen, Jeff Manza, Gianfranco Poggi, Beth Schneider, Susan Silbey, and Carol Smart. In ...
A cardboard sign calling for inclusive language at a feminist protest in Madrid, 2013, with basic usage instructions. Inclusive language is a language style that seeks to avoid expressions that its proponents perceive as expressing or implying ideas that are sexist, racist, or otherwise biased, prejudiced, or insulting to particular group(s) of people; and instead uses language intended by its ...
In the United Kingdom, the term equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is used in a similar way. Diversity refers to the presence of variety within the organizational workforce in characteristics such as gender , ethnicity , sexual orientation , disability , age , culture , class , veteran status, or religion .
Inclusion (mineral), any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation; Inclusion bodies, aggregates of stainable substances in biological cells; Inclusion (cell), insoluble non-living substance suspended in a cell's cytoplasm; Inclusion (taxonomy), combining of biological species; Include directive, in computer programming
Inclusive language? This language has some very peculiar characteristics, and we will highlight two. The first is the random assignment of gender to certain words.
Inclusive Christians support these claims by citing certain passages from the Bible. [5] [6] Inclusive theology is rooted in a wider movement called "interfaith" [7] that aims to create unity among various religions. The inclusive interpretation is a minority view in some churches but is considered an official theological doctrine in others.