Glossary

Adultification

Treating children as if they’re older than they are, giving them less room to make mistakes or be childlike.

Cultural capital

Knowledge, skills and advantages that families pass down to their children.

Community cultural wealth

The strengths and resources that exist within minoritised communities.

Familial capital

Knowledge and support gained through family and community connections.

Hypervigilance

A state of constant alertness that makes learning difficult.

Internalised racism

When people adopt negative beliefs about their own racial group.

Microaggressions

Small, everyday actions or comments that communicate bias, which accumulate over time to cause significant harm.

Misogynoir

Discrimination that combines racism and sexism, specifically affecting Black women and girls.

Peer pressure

Influence from friends and classmates on behaviour and attitudes.