Exercise #4

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSSS N205

 

Name:  jasim Mohamed ahmed           ID# H00279654                                        Name:                                  ID#

 

1. Define:

a. Stereotyping: categorize

b. Prejudice: favor

c. Bias: alignment

d. Discrimination: recognition

2. Give an example of each term

a-A stereotype 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-A 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

WatchClass Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

2.      Describe the experiment.

3.      What were the results?

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

Going Deeper

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

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