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Peace and HR Studies
Human Rights and Peace vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| discrimination | the different treatment of a person or group because they are different than you |
| censorship | controlling what is said, published, printed, shown shown or taught |
| exploitation | using people for your benefit or profit |
| dissent | a strong difference of opinion from those in power |
| domestic laborers | people who work in the home |
| migrant workers | workers who move from job to job |
| official corruption | illegal, dishonest behavior by those in power |
| impartial | fair |
| peace | the social constructed absence of violence/war and social harmony |
| supreme | highest, greatest |
| pacifist | someone who does not believe in the use of violence or war |
| MAD | mutually assured destruction |
| Democratic Peace Theory | democracies do not go to war with each other |
| otherness | dehumanizing those who are different |