Saturday, November 9, 2013

Portfolio Exercise #6

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSS2053
Name: Abubaker Salem Alameri. ID# H00277310                               
With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.
1.      Define:
a.       Stereotyping: is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things, but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality.
b.      Prejudice: is most often used to refer to preconceived, usually unfavorable, judgments toward people or a person because of gender, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race/ethnicity, language, nationality or other personal characteristics.
c.       Bias: is an inclination to present or hold a partial perspective at the expense of (possibly equally valid) alternatives.
d.      Discrimination: is the prejudicial or distinguishing treatment of an individual based on his or her membership - or perceived membership - in a certain group or category.
2.      Give an example of each.
A. Stereotyping: Emiratis are friendlies.
B. Prejudice: teenagers are so angry, so they are not allowed to drive.
C. Bias: some of emirate companies bias to not local workers. 
D. Discrimination: in the past there was discrimination between white and black skin people.
Watch  Class Divided
ü Understanding
With partners, answer the following:
1.      Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place?
Jane Elliott, Midwest USA, 1968, ellenoy.
2.      Describe the experiment.
Its to teach them how to feel about making fun of other people by their colors or looks.
3.      What were the results?
Very successful.
4.      How successful do you believe it was?
The kids starts to think that all people are as same as them no matter which colors or looks they are.
Going Deeper - Extra
In groups of four, discuss the following:
Ø  a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination
Ø  a time she or he discriminated against somebody else
Ø  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it
Ø  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it

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