Prejudice and discrimination is a problem that our society has been wrestling with for a long time. Take a look at the video here to see how social psychologists have approached this problem. http://cid.cmich.edu/CID/multimedia/PSY330/prized_eyes/main.htm
Prejudice and discrimination is a
problem that our society has been wrestling with for a long time. Take a
look at the video here to see how social psychologists have approached
this problem.
http://cid.cmich.edu/CID/multimedia/PSY330/prized_eyes/main.html
What
is your take on Jane Elliott’s ‘blue eyes-brown eyes’ classroom
experiment? Does this have any relevant application beyond grade
school? Do you think that the children who went through this would show
any lasting effects of their experience? What about the concept of
stereotype threat? How might we create practical ways to reduce the
impact of stereotype threat on performance?
What is your take on Jane
Elliott’s ‘blue eyes-brown eyes’ classroom experiment? Does this have
any relevant application beyond grade school? Do you think that the
children who went through this would show any lasting effects of their
experience? What about the concept of stereotype threat? How might we
create practical ways to reduce the impact of stereotype threat on
performance?
