Liberation Ideologies

Denial of the rights and dignity of people of different races, devaluing of different character traits.

Challenging race as a category. The inference from superficial differences of appearance to allegedly significant differences in nature are illegitimate and without scientific validity..

Men should be judged by the content of their character, not the colour of their skin. Who said it?

The elimination of racist laws, discrimination in education and unemployment.

Skepticism about the idea of integration, Afro American as a national identity, overcoming racist thinking and self hatred to build a stronger sense of identity.

What can be done about racism?

Racism in the Canadian context has been mainly against:

They saw homosexual love as superior to and more uplifting than heterosexual love because it is a relationship between equals.

They are known for a history of violence against and fear of homosexuals.

This was defined as an illness that could be treated by the American psychiatric association.

This has been legalized in about 120 countries, is still punishable by death in many countries.

Before there were homosexual acts, now there is a community with separate literature, histories, and ideas, otherwise known as an:

Gays are denied this right that everyone takes for granted.

What sports team pledged against discrimination towards homosexuals?

Aboriginal groups in Canada: US: Australia:

The Aboriginal Peoples’ history is one of:

Aboriginal culture was demeaned by these:

This group aims to overcome domination, restore pride/dignity from the impacts of European settlers, and to affirm status.

This group wants to maintain their traditional ways of life.

This group wants to be granted land claims from treaty rights.

First Nations people strive for these powers. They want status recognition as a distinct people, with collective autonomy.

First Nations people seek this, based on treaties negotiated with the federal government, and separation from the federal system.

What is the traditional view of animals for humans?

Why did St. Thomas Aquinas not think it wrong for man to make use of animals?