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Soc102 Module 3 Part 2) ● 1)

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What did the children’s body language indicate about the impact of discrimination? ○ You could tell that it made them upset and made them feel different. They felt like less and you could tell it lowered their self esteem. 2) How did the negative and positive labels placed on a group become self-fulfilling prophecies? ○ The kids filled in what was said about them. When they were told they were better they acted superior to the next. When the inferior group was told they were stupid they went slower and took longer to complete a task then when they were told they were smarter vise versa. When they were told they were stupid they believed that and it reflected in their work. 3) What features did Elliott ascribe to the superior and inferior groups, and how did those characteristics reflect stereotypes about racial groups in our society? ○ The superior group was the blue eyed people and she stated that they were smarter and better. The brown eyed people were the inferior and they were stupid and less than the blue eyed people. The role switched but when comparing this to the stereotypes about racial groups the similarities are how each party on the superior side thinks of the party on the inferior side. They took on the roles that we see people take on when it comes to race but instead this time it was on a smaller scale. You also saw them put themselves into the stereotype that was said about them. When they were told they were stupid they did things slower. When the inferior class when it comes to race is told something like they are poor they can't see that that is not the truth. 4) How is the blue eyes/brown eyes exercise related to the Sioux prayer, “Help me not judge a person until I have walked in his shoes"? ○ Before the kids felt discriminated against by their eye color they were following the stereotypes around them about different races. They were using the n word and saying harsh things about the inferior races. Once they felt the descrimination they responded towards racism completely differently. They no longer saw the inferior races as less than or worse than them.

Part 3) Contrast individual AND institutional racial discrimination and use an example from SPECIFIC AND CURRENT news and events to illustrate each. Cite your news sources at the end of your discussion. ● Individual racism is racism shown by one person on their own such as discriminating against someone to work in your house or seeing someone as less due to their skin color. Institutional racism is when the racism is seen on a larger platform such as a company paying a minority less because of their skin color or not voting for an African American president. It can also be seen in statistics such as ceos being mainly white versus black or hispanic. A present example of institutional racism is seen in an article written by financial times. In the article they describe how minority women are almost never seen when it comes to positions of power. It also goes on to explain how black school girls are more likely to be excluded permanently in school vs white girls. Minority women face multiple obstacles throughout their life that make it nearly impossible to reach the higher jobs or opportunities. A present day of individual racism is shown in a CBS News article. In this particular article it talks about how a student at Stanford made

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extremely racist posts and threats on social media. His posts included putting a black face on another student all the way to making threats towards a muslim student. This student is not allowed back on campus but that did not stop him from “continuing his message” and according to the article they are not aware of any disciplinary action happening. Sources ○ https://www.ft.com/content/a6749a1d-2a91-4198-bf9a-d0f48522009e ○ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stanford-uproar-student-chaze-vinci-racistviolent-social-media-posts/ ○...