Sunday, October 21, 2012

Personal Reflection #3 (250 words) - Stereotyping & Bias + Exercise #5



Stereotyping, Bias and Discrimination

                             Based on:                                        example:

1.Stereotyping-   your perception of groups      “All ______ are ______ !
    Judging entire group of people based on what some of them may do.

2.Prejudice-    your feeling towards individuals, based on group perception
          “I don’t want to go for coffee with that (Egyptian)guy, he’ll make a big bill, and say he has no money”.

3.Discrimination-  acts/ laws by the dominant group against groups/ people based on a particular characteristic; race, religion, gender, lifestyle
Example: Race laws in the US after WWII discriminated against Afro-Am’s.      

Part 2:  Blue eyes / Brown eyes

Part #3:  Bigotry 3     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no1F-AMTnGg



 Portfolio Exercise #5 - Stereotyping & Blue  Eyes Video


Goal 2 Adverse Reactions to 

Diversity – 2012 - Semester

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSS N2053

Name:                             ID#                                        Name:                                  ID#

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

1.      Define:
a.       Stereotyping
b.      Prejudice
c.       Bias
d.      Discrimination
2.      Give an example of each term
Watch  Class Divided
ΓΌ 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 Description: C:\Users\pburnett\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\ZH044CG7\MC900319780[1].wmf
In groups of four, discuss the following:
Ø  a time you experienced prejudice or discrimination
Ø  a time you discriminated against somebody else
Ø  a time you witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it
Ø  a time you witnessed discrimination and did something about it
 

Monday, October 15, 2012

LSS 2053 Portfolio Evaluation Form


LSS 2053 Portfolio
Evaluation Form
Section ______

Scale:

E=Excellent work
G=Good work
P=Pass
N I =Needs improvement
VW=Very weak


Appearance
VW
N I
P
G
E

Cover Page or Blog opening page– includes all necessary information

(name, student number, section, course code, teacher’s name, document title)
1
2
3
4
5
Organization





Contents page or bar – Contents listed in correct order

Sectioning – Correct use of headings – contents are easy to view


1
2
3
4
5

Timeliness – Work completed promptly and submitted on time


1
2
3
4
5

Class Participation






Contributions – Tried hard to participate in class activities to the best of his/her ability.

1
2
3
4
5
Content





Material – All course work included, and assignments completed.


20
25
30
40
45

Thought and care – Attention to detail clear. Thought and care reflected in material content.


15
20
25
30
35







Comments : _________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

Total:  ___________             


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Diversity and Personal Conduct / vocabulary Portfolio #4

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Diversity and Personal Conduct – vocabulary
 Portfolio #4
Find the definition OR synonym  of each of the words:           
1.   Civility / civilized
2.   Acknowledge
3.   Inclusive / inclusion
4.   Respect
5.   Apology
6.   Consideration
7.   Behavior
8.   Responsibility
9.   Attention (pay)
10.               Tolerance
11.               Attitude (positive)
12.               Conduct
13.               Politeness
14.               Constructive (comment)
15.               Kindness
Now, search through the You-Tube site to find a clip that shows cultural respect and politeness. Copy the URL onto your sheet and post as: Portfolio #4.