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Prejudice and discrimination
1. Draw conclusions as to how implicit bias caused the death of Amadou Diallo (1976-1999) at the hands of police officers in New York in front of his apartment building.
2. Analyze a time in which YOU believe that YOU were unfairly judged or felt prejudiced against in anyway. Why do you think it happened the way it did? Reflect upon and write down your story ie. your age, race, gender, sexual orientation, stereotype.
3. Explain why YOU think prejudicial attitudes are often directed along the lines of gender, ethic, socioeconomic status or culture.
4. Differentiate between prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.
5. Cite an example as to how a prejudice somebody may have could cross the line and become discrimination.
6. Explain the ways in which prejudice can be both non-conscious and automatic.
7. Connect the reasons why the Implicit Association Test (IAT) was implemented in the late 1990's.
8. Explain the factors that determine whether a person has an implicit association bias towards other people or not.
9. Why do YOU think that a large number of people are prejudiced?
10. Evaluate the reasons why divided the world into in groups and outgroups drives discrimination.