See these definitions for some common DEI-related terms.
Category: Religion
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s Resource Library
The STFM’s Resource Library provides different activities in multiple formats and on various topics (hint: enter key terms such as ‘racism’ or ‘LGBTQ’ in the search field in the top right of the page and refine from there)
Religiosity and health: A global comparative study
Zimmer Z, Rojo F, Ofstedal MB, Chiu CT, Saito Y, Jagger C. Religiosity and health: A global comparative study. SSM Popul Health. 2018;7:006–6. Published 2018 Nov 15. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.11.006
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to understand global connections between indicators of religiosity and health and how these differ cross-nationally. Data are from World Values Surveys (93 countries, N=121,770). Health is based on a self-assessed question about overall health. First, country-specific regressions are examined to determine the association separately in each country. Next, country-level variables and cross-level interactions are added to multilevel models to assess whether and how context affects health and religiosity slopes. Results indicate enormous variation in associations between religiosity and health across countries and religiosity indicators. Significant positive associations between all religiosity measures and health exist in only three countries (Georgia, South Africa, and USA); negative associations in only two (Slovenia and Tunisia). Macro-level variables explain some of this divergence. Greater participation in religious activity relates to better health in countries characterized as being religiously diverse. The importance in god and pondering life’s meaning is more likely associated with better health in countries with low levels of the Human Development Index. Pondering life’s meaning more likely associates with better health in countries that place more stringent restrictions on religious practice. Religiosity is less likely to be related to good health in communist and former communist countries of Asia and Eastern Europe. In conclusion, the association between religiosity and health is complex, being partly shaped by geopolitical and macro psychosocial contexts.
Integrating Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Into a Research Course
See this recent publication on ways to integrate DEI into a research methods course:
O’Connor R.(2019). Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Topics Into an Undergraduate Nursing Research Course. J Nurs Educ. 58(8) 494. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20190719-13.
Power, Privilege, & Difference Activities
Check out these in-class activities from the University of Texas-Austin.
Activities for Change
Check out Training for Change’s ‘energizers and games’ and ‘teamwork’ tool boxes for in-class activity ideas.
Interactive Activities to Explore Difference
This booklet from Stockton University provides additional ideas for in-class activities.
Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege
From the University of Southern California, this guide includes activities to use in class with students.
Sample Activities & Templates for Exploring Privilege, Power, and Oppression
From the University of Michigan, these sample in-class activities will help students explore privilege, power, and oppression
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and provides a wealth of resources related to teaching social justice and anti-bias, including lesson plans and opportunities for professional development online and in person. The site is geared towards K-12, but many of the resources are applicable to higher education as well.
Book Lists
Check out these various book lists:
- Mahogany Books & Very Smart Brothas Book Club includes a reading list of Black authors and opportunities to engage in monthly book discussions
- So you want to be woke: a reading guide for White people from Book Riot, the largest independent editorial book site in North America
- 24 books for White people to read beyond Black History Month
- The best LGBT novels of all time
- Book lists on a variety of topics from the Jewish Book Council. JBC, founded in 1944, is the longest-running organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of Jewish literature
- 21 Must-read Asian Pacific American books from Book Riot, the largest independent editorial book site in North America
- Recommended readings by First Nations Development Institute
- Recommended readings on Latinx communities in the US by the New York Times
- Recommended readings about the experiences of folks with disabilities from the Chicago Public Library
- A reading list on health equity by the American Public Health Association
- Recommended readings on ageism from Changing the Narrative Colorado
- A reading list on poverty in the US from This Appalachia Life
What To Do If You Witness Islamaphobia
This article and infographic describe how to support folks who may be targets of Islamaphobia (these ideas also apply to folks who may be targeted for any minority identity).
Privilege Lists
Sam Killermann provides lists of common privileges that many of us have (male, middle/upper class, Christian, straight, & cisgender privilege). The lists are not meant to promote shame, rather to provide an opportunity to reflect on the many aspects of daily life that we may take for granted or are completely unaware that others may have different experiences. Check them out here.
Heart and Soul
A podcast about “personal approaches to spirituality from around the world”
True Talk
This podcast “focuses on the Middle East and the Muslim world. The show also discusses issues that Muslims face worldwide, as well as for American Muslims who are seeking to live as peace-loving Americans in a nation that often has only seen stereotypical portrayals of Islam”
Good Muslim Bad Muslim
Check out this podcast “featuring Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh about the good and the bad of the American Muslim female experience. But you know, satirically & disturbingly hilarious.”