assumption

the act of taking for granted or supposing

bystander

a person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker

perpetrator

one who commits, presents, executes, or does in a poor or tasteless manner

responsibility

the state or fact of being answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management

stereotype

a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group

dilemma

a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives

race

a group of persons related by common descent or heredity

racism

usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the superior

upstander

a person who speaks up or takes action to oppose unjust behavior or practice instead of remaining quietly passive

universe of obligation

includes those people who that society believes deserve respect and whose rights it believes are worthy of protection

identity

condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities, beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing

 membership

a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body

discrimination

treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit

Holocaust

the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II

victim

a person who suffered from a destructive or injurious action or agency

prejudice

an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason