Excersice 4

Adverse Reactions to Diversity –Portfolio exercise #4

Course:      Cultural Diversity   Code:  LSS N2053  Name:                             ID#                                                              

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

1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. For example;  in the USA most people think that Muslim are terrorists

b.      Prejudice : preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. For example;English prejudice against foreigners

c.       Bias: inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.For example; Refusing all Arab applicants for businesses in the United States

d.      Discrimination:the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. For example; Saying its my fault in accident when a woman crushed my car just because I am male 

2.      Give an example of each.

Watch  Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

1.      Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place? the experiment was done in class in 1970  and it was done by Ms. Jane Elliotts

2.      Describe the experiment.  It was splitting the students in class according  to their eyes colors and saying that one group is better than the other

3.      What were the results? On the first day the , the blue eyes did well when the teacher told them that they are better and finished the class work in 3 minutes on the second day when the teacher said that the brown eyes are beter the blue eyes finished the class work in 4 minutes 

4.      How successful do you believe it was? I believe it was so successful because it showed the students how it feel when you judge people by something they cant change