1. Race Affirmative Action Types of Discrimination Racism world wide
What causes prejudice?
Solutions
Hate Crimes
Assignment #5
due next class

2. Minority Group Category of people with unequal access to
positions of power
prestige
wealth
targets of prejudice, discrimination
not based on numbers, but social status

3. Affirmative Action
Policies for companies and schools to promote equal opportunity and diversity

4. Affirmative Action Pros Cons
Opportunities for women and racial minorities
Reverse discrimination
Diversity at work
Undermines abilities of minorities
Diversity at college
Not needed

5. In the News What do you think? Affirmative action in news now
U.S. Supreme Court regarding
Michigan ban on affirmative action

6. 2009 Firefighters win Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit

7. Reverse Discrimination
discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group 7

8. Prejudice and Discrimination
Prejudice- refers to attitudes (Fear, anger, hatred, other negative emotions)
Discrimination – refers to actions (Unequal treatment based)
Racism –beliefs or actions based on race

9. Modern Racism A subtle form of racism
belief that serious discrimination in America no longer exists
belief that racial inequality is the fault of minority group
Most who fit this description do not consider themselves racist

10. Types of Discrimination: Individual
behavior by an individual that leads to unequal treatment
based on race or other factors
Taxi-driver refusing to pick up someone

11. Types of Discrimination: Institutional
arrangements, practices that tend to favor one group
procedures that result in unequal treatment or opportunities
Deliberate, subtle, or unintended
Example: Taxi company instructing drivers not to pick up certain groups

12. Causes of prejudice and discrimination
Cultural Transmission: prejudice is transmitted from generation to generation through family/media
Group Identification Theory: prejudices start when pride in your own group goes too far
Frustration-aggression hypothesis: prejudices develop in response to people’s need to cope with the frustration in their lives.

13. Solutions THINK CRITICALLY (work in groups of 4-5)
Create a solution for prejudice/discrimination based on one of the theories Can be a policy for employers, law for a state, requirement for families, requirement for the media , curriculum standard for teachers, etc.
Cultural Transmission: prejudice is transmitted from generation to generation through family/media
Group Identification Theory: prejudices start when pride in your own group goes too far
Frustration-aggression hypothesis: prejudices develop in response to people’s need to cope with the frustration in their lives.
Write down your answer. Discuss questions 1-3 on handout after.
Look at the census from 13

14. Guidelines for discussing race and ethnic relations:
Respect.
Respect each other’s viewpoints.
Allow everyone to complete their statements before responding.
Remember not to make generalizations or stereotypical comments about groups (racial, ethnic, religious, or other)

15. Front of classroom Door Back of classroom Team 1 Peper Derek
Hernandez Annie
Vela-Cervantes Yunuen
Kang Michelle
Cameron Jonathan
Lott Britnee
Team 2
Mejia Lizbeth
Akiba Chisato
Lucero Adriana
Bermudez Claudia
Marquez Wendy
Torres Mildred
Team 3
Ventura Alejandro
Martin Sebastian
Blankenship Ashley
Pilone Alyssa
Gamez Gerardo
Liu Wen-Hao
Team 4
Mansour Eiriny
Kwak Samuel
Cananea Jessa
Kim Daniel
Lopez Osvaldo
Rangel Christopher
Front of classroom
Team 8
Kim Sara
Harden Jennifer
Nguyen Henry
Escobar Vanessa
Holguin Madison
Team 9
Garcia Viviana
Duran Marisol
Cervantes Nancy
Carrillo Jasmine
Adams Shannon
Team 10
Dheming Steve
Cardenas Jose
Calaquian Meryl
Gonzalez Ana
Ramirez Jessica
Team 11
Hirabayashi Marc
Winders Molly
Ballesteros Sofia
Chu Alex
Padilla Josue
Door
Team 5
Barrera Sabrina
McOsker Caoimhe
Campbell Catherine
Khan Bisma
Lam Thang
Team 6
Alvarez Lauro
Sanchez Wendy
Molina Areli
Bedolla Ricky
Zalenski Peter
Team 7
Alvarez Rosio
Rodriguez Christian
Martinez Angie
Flores Cynthia
Hernandez Joanna
Back of classroom

16. Guidelines for discussing race and ethnic relations:
Respect.
Respect each other’s viewpoints.
Allow everyone to complete their statements before responding.
Remember not to make generalizations or stereotypical comments about groups (racial, ethnic, religious, or other)

17. Solutions THINK CRITICALLY (work in groups of 4-5)
Create a solution for prejudice/discrimination based on one of the theories Can be a policy for employers, law for a state, requirement for families, requirement for the media , curriculum standard for teachers, etc.
Cultural Transmission: prejudice is transmitted from generation to generation through family/media
Group Identification Theory: prejudices start when pride in your own group goes too far
Frustration-aggression hypothesis: prejudices develop in response to people’s need to cope with the frustration in their lives.
Write down your answer. Discuss questions 1-3 on handout after.
Look at the census from 17

18. What do these regions have in common?
Australia Dominican Republic Cambodia Germany Bosnia Rwanda Sudan Ukraine Namibia Guatemala
Genocide

19. Genocide worldwide
Genocide: deliberate, systematical annihilation of an entire population of people
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20. Dominican Republic
1937, President ordered the execution of the Haitians
Killing of 15,000-20,000 Haitian civilians within 5 days
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21. Cambodia
1975, Leader Pol Pot's and the Khmer Rouge army imposed extremist plan
Believed population must all be laborers
People forced out of the region or killed
Lawyers, doctors, teachers, engineers, scientists and professional people in any field were murdered, together with their extended families.
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22. Guatemala 1981, Guatemalan Army suppression against the Mayan Indians
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23. Rwanda 1994 Up to one million Tutsis killed by Hutus
Genocide was carried out entirely by hand
Tutsi men, women, children killed in thousands
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24. Bosnia
1995
Serb troops led by Ratko Mladic began killing thousands of Muslim civilians.
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25. Sudan www.worldwithoutgenocide.org 2008 -Today
Darfur region of Sudan, conflict between rebel militia groups and the government leading to killing of innocents
Over 400 villages destroyed
At least 300,000 people killed
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26. Types of institutional discrimination
Segregation: separation
Exclusion: prohibition or restricting entry
Expulsion: removal of a group

27. Dr. Kenneth and Mamie Clark Doll Experiment
1939
Study of children’s self-perception based on prejudice in society
2007
CNN

28. Due next class: Race Reflection Assignment
Asn#5 Details on website
Read pages 81-93