Racism, Prejudice and Discrimination

Des?r?ption: Prejudice is a negative opin" rel="nofollow">inion or attitude about someone based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and so on. Discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination is negative behavior toward others based on their membership in" rel="nofollow">in a group. In this assignment, you will identify and discuss factors that contribute to prejudice and discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination. Objectives: Identify factors that in" rel="nofollow">influence the development of prejudice and discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination. Describe how people form opin" rel="nofollow">inions of others and respond to others' opin" rel="nofollow">inions of them. Analyze how to explain" rel="nofollow">in one's own behavior and the behavior of others. Describe conformity, obedience, compliance, group in" rel="nofollow">influence, attitude, and attitude change. Instructions: Step 1: Watch the followin" rel="nofollow">ing video: Race, Racism, Prejudice and Discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination - What are they? (Lin" rel="nofollow">inks to an external site.)Lin" rel="nofollow">inks to an external site. Step 2: Reflect on the video. You may also want to review the week's assigned readin" rel="nofollow">ing. Consider the followin" rel="nofollow">ing prompts: What are racism, prejudice, and discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination? What factors contribute to racism, prejudice, and discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination? Identify some techniques for reducin" rel="nofollow">ing the development of prejudice and discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination. Is discrimin" rel="nofollow">ination and prejudice in" rel="nofollow">increasin" rel="nofollow">ing or decreasin" rel="nofollow">ing? Support your answer. Step 3: Write a three-to-five page summary. Summarize your thoughts about the video and answer the questions from Step 2 in" rel="nofollow">in a three to five page summary.