Theme
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Antisemitism
Bias or discrimination against Jews as a group. Includes anti-Judaism.
Arts and Literature
Art, music, literature, and works about them.
Bullying and Ostracism
Verbal and physical behaviors.
Bystander Behavior
Individuals or groups who do not help person(s) in need, and why.
Civic Participation
The rights and duties of a citizen. Includes patriotism.
Civil Rights
The civil rights movement in the United States.
Conformity and Obedience
Includes obedience to authority and group conformity; does not include civil disobedience or other resistance to authority.
Economic Issues
Includes economic inequities, poverty, the Great Depression, etc.
Education and Schools
About education or aspects of education
Eugenics
Includes “race science,” etc.
Genocide
Includes genocides in our case studies (Holocaust, Armenian Genocide) as well as other genocides.
Hate Crimes
Bias crimes committed by individuals, not governments; includes lynching.
Homophobia
Includes discrimination against gays and lesbians, and gay identity
Human Rights
In the international sphere.
Identity
How an individual sees himself or herself, as well as how s/he is perceived by others.
Immigrants and Immigration
The movement of people across geographic locations.
Justice
Includes legal issues as well as the concept of justice.
Legacy and Memory
Includes individual and collective memory of historical events, and monuments.
Membership in Society
About the relationship of groups or individuals to the society around them
Nationalism
Emphasis of a national culture or interest above that of other groups.
Nonviolence
Peaceful resistance to oppression or aggression.
Propaganda
Spreading of ideas, allegations, or rumors to further one’s cause or damage another cause, particularly from a government.
Racism
Prejudice or discrimination based on perception of inferiority or superiority of different groups of people. About human behavior, not racial categories (see eugenics).
Reconciliation and Reparation
Societies (TRC, etc.) as well as individual forgiveness.
Refugees
People who flee a government or other power to escape persecution; Includes people left stateless by war or genocide.
Religion
How religion influences human behavior.
Rescue and Resistance
Extraordinary actions in times of conflict, including Righteous Gentiles, Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, and other individual or organized actions
Science and Medical Ethics
Includes genetics, forced sterilization, and other science issues.
Totalitarian Regimes
Authoritarian, dictatorial, or coercive governments.
Upstanders
People who choose to take positive action in the face of injustice in society or in situations where individuals need assistance.
Violence and Violence Prevention
Includes individual and group behavior; does not include military actions.
War
Military actions.
