Power & The Role of Conflict Understanding Difference Power & The Role of Conflict
What Is a Stereotype? a widely held but fixed and oversimplified often over exaggerated image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Where do we see stereotypes? Where do you think they come from?
Prejudice Stereotypes are not so bad, until you pre-judge someone and react according to your pre-judgement Prejudice: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. When we actively respond to stereotypes we become prejudice Ex: avoiding select groups like “abnormal” fruit
Power Prejudice isn’t very harmful until a power struggle is established. Power: the ability to do something or act in a particular way; agency Agency: the ability to make your own free choices, to act independently Social Power: the authority to control the self, goals, and often others
How Do You Understand Power In groups discuss what power is Where have you experienced it being used What is your reaction to power Do you have any power
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MeEd8Nl9a4
Power + Prejudice Leads to Privilege and Oppression Privilege: a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. Oppression: prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control
Privilege
The Privilege Quiz https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are- you?utm_term=.lxq55OPNep#.mrQMM40k6E
Reflection How do we feel? Was this a positive experience? What did we learn?
Role of Conflict Who loves with conflict? We avoid conflict But without conflict, what would the world be like? Political Correctness PC = Nothing gets done Without there will never be resolution But do so in safe spaces (i.e. classroom & literature)