Essentialism Refers to the Process of Viewing an Identity as Established,real,and

question 15

True/False

Essentialism refers to the process of viewing an identity as established,real,and frozen,so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

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Definitions:

Truth And Reconciliation Commission

A body tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing by a government, in the hope of resolving conflict left over from the past.

Residential Schools

Institutions designed to assimilate indigenous children into the dominant culture, often resulting in the separation from their families and loss of cultural identity.

Internalized Oppression

Occurs when targeted people internalize (or begin to believe) the negative stereotypes and misinformation that the larger society communicates to them, either as individuals or as part of a larger group.

Immigration Law

A set of rules and guidelines that govern how people can enter, live in, or leave a country, including the procedures for obtaining citizenship or asylum.