Lived experience

This phrase exists to explain how someone gained their knowledge. For example, someone may know about institutionalized discrimination because they themselves were a victim (a lived experience) or because they read about it in the local newspaper. As a community manager, it is important to recognize the difference between these ways of knowing and the impact they have upon the knower.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) CSCCE Glossary: Inclusive Language in Community Building. Woodley, Pratt, Bakker, Bertipaglia, Dow, El Zein, Kuwana, Lower, Roca, and Santistevan doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5718783

Categories: Inclusive language
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