LO2

Goal 2 Adverse Reactions to Diversity – 2010 - Semester 2

                      Course: Cultural Diversity             Code:  LSSS N205

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

Define:

Stereotyping:

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person.

Prejudice:

Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience.

Bias:

Prejudice in favour of or against one thing, person, or group usually in a way in an unfair.

Discrimination:

Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another.

Give an example of each.

Some Americans think that Arabs are boomers.

Prejudice is thinking without any action.

There is some bias people think that the world  is overrated.

Present day UAE people face discrimination for something they didn’t do.

Watch Class Divided

Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place? In the collage at class time with my partner

Describe the experiment? It was an easy and not complicated

What were the results? Know about it and get more information

How successful do you believe it was? Actually yah I believe it

    Going Deeper

In groups of four, discuss the following:

A time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination?

After what happened in America they think that all Arabs are boomers. Every time I go to an airport they keep announcing me about things I won’t think to do.

A time she or he discriminated against somebody else?

When I was in my senior year of high school me and my friends use to bully other people for the way they looked and they way they specked.

A time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it?

last year when I was in the mall I saw some guys making fun of the genitor there about what he look like and what he do, I couldn’t say anything because if I did I don’t have anyone to back me up .

A time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it?

Often in class some students want to make fun of my friend but I stop them by making them think about what if they where him.