Portfolio Exercise #6

Adverse Reactions to Diversity –Portfolio exercise #6

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

• Define:

• Stereotyping

A simplified and standardized conception or image of a person or group

• Prejudice

The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions.

• Bias

A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.

• Discrimination

The act of discriminating and treating people unequally

• Give an example of each.

• Stereotyping

all Blacks are good at sports.

• Prejudice

not liking someone because they don't share your religion.

• Bias

I like Al Ain club, that’s everything they do it I see it as fantastic , and what other teams did I will describe it as awful.   

• Discrimination

If a country make a difference between white and black people that’s discrimination. 

Watch  Class Divided

 Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

• Where: primary school 
• When: In 1950 
• Whom: grade 3 students

• Describe the experiment.

The experiment was based on the children eyes color, and it was divided to two section: 

• First day the blue eyes children are smarter than others.
• Second day the brown eyes children are smarter than others.

• What were the results?

The results  was affective, the children feel that they are out of the group and then they leant that they don’t have to discriminate anyone. 

• How successful do you believe it was?

I believe that the experiment was very successful, since it teach them not to  discriminate anyone, which help them to grew up with a big mind.

Going Deeper - Extra

In groups of four, discuss the following:

• a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination 

Once, a teacher treat one of the student differently because he was rich, and treat me and other student in a bad way.

• a time she or he discriminated against somebody else 

shouting on other people face because they are poor or from other nationality. 

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

a man slap one of his workers, because he did a small mistake. I can’t do anything because the man was angry.

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

my dad shout at the driver face because he forget doing something,  I spook to my dad that everyone are able to forget and he have to forgive him.