Adverse Reactions to Diversity - Portfolio exercise #6

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSSS N205

Name:    Fahad yahya                     ID#  h00269253                                     

With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.

1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping is an exaggerated belief, image or distorted truth about a person or a group

b.      Prejudice it is an opinion, attitude about a group or individual members.

c.       Bias it is a cause to feel against a person or a group especially in a way considered being unfair.

d.      Discrimination it is a behavior where it treats people unequally.

2.      Give an example of each.

A) Black People are good at sports.

B) All Arab have S-class cars 

C) Indians are not respected

D) Women can drive cars in Saudi Arabia

Watch Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

1.      Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place?

1950, classroom of 3rd graders.

2.      Describe the experiment. 

One day make the blue-eyed children superior and the other day it works the opposite way. To teach them how discrimination feels.

3.      What were the results?

Very effective, taught them by feeling being the out group

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

Very successful, even after they grew up it was still the same way after they changed.

Going Deeper - Extra

In groups of four, discuss the following:

Ø a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination

I was in Singapore and every time I say I am from Dubai, they keep saying that we have a lot of oil and how rich we are

Ø a time she or he discriminated against somebody else

 I prefer locals into restaurants before expatriate because they pay more.

Ø a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it

 Never

Ø a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it

 I saw a guy messing with an Indian guy in a grocery, it was very annoying. So I went off and stopped him and advised him to not do it because he is a visitor and we have to welcome them with an open heart.