Chapter 10 provides the understanding of prejudice, both intentional and unintentional. People attempt at balancing their ethnic identity, which is the racial group to which they identify themselves, and acculturation, where minorities attempt at joining the mainstream majority. A common occurrence among cultures is the expression of ethnocentrism, a feeling of superiority in a group over any other collaboration. Deciding that a group is entirely inferior can lead to prejudice against said group, which unreasonably promotes a dislike for that category of people. Individuals become blind to the cultural rules that produce the behavior of their enemy, such as when Iranian natives commonly use “yes” to mean “yes” or “no”, as westerners believe that “yes” simply means “yes”. Once an individual uses prejudice, they tend to stereotype all negative behavior that a person may enact as a result of their ethnicity. While some prejudice might be accidental or unconscious, it is important to not only consider an individual’s action, but also the social values that provoke their behavior. The first article I found was “Why Diversity Matters in the Workplace”.
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This article brought up aspects of creativity, personal growth, and independent thinking as benefits of a varied workplace. The story also acknowledges that working with diverse people provides the opportunity for others to actively communicate with all groups, necessary for professional success. The link is https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/why-diversity-matters-in-the-workplace/.
The second article I found was “Storytelling to celebrate cultural diversity”. This article is advice for teachers instructing an English course to multicultural students, but still provides insight on how students can involve themselves. Students telling stories are encouraged to listen and respond to other student’s stories, especially those of other ethnicities. Allowing students to express themselves culturally can provide security, while they immerse themselves into learning about other ethnicities as well. The link is http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/storytelling-celebrate-cultural-diversity.
My primary topic of my seminar would be that prejudice and stereotyping still exist, but they don't have to continue. Also, I want to point out the benefits of knowledge of diversity. 1. As I would begin my seminar, I would address the fact that teachers were grouped together by ethnicity. Leading from that point, I would provide the example of teachers turning the roles to momentarily become students. I would then explain that if teachers wanted to truly educate their students, they must first start by making contact with teachers of other ethnicities. Not only would immersing themselves in the knowledge of new cultures and interests benefit themselves, but how they treat students and regular people of that ethnicity as well. I would also point out that students learn most from teachers and their behavior, and may become intrigued on what other cultures are truly like. To conclude this point, I would ask teachers to rearrange their seating. 2. For my next point, I would bring up how prejudice can sometimes affect us without awareness. I would ask the students to silently think of a time when they may have attributed a poor quality to someone’s ethnicity, and turn that thought around to imagining that person saying something negative about you because you were a different race than them. By allowing students to see that every judgement they make can have a counter-argument, they may start to consider their hasty derogatory comments. 3. To follow up my second point,
This article brought up aspects of creativity, personal growth, and independent thinking as benefits of a varied workplace. The story also acknowledges that working with diverse people provides the opportunity for others to actively communicate with all groups, necessary for professional success. The link is https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/why-diversity-matters-in-the-workplace/.
The second article I found was “Storytelling to celebrate cultural diversity”. This article is advice for teachers instructing an English course to multicultural students, but still provides insight on how students can involve themselves. Students telling stories are encouraged to listen and respond to other student’s stories, especially those of other ethnicities. Allowing students to express themselves culturally can provide security, while they immerse themselves into learning about other ethnicities as well. The link is http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/storytelling-celebrate-cultural-diversity.
My primary topic of my seminar would be that prejudice and stereotyping still exist, but they don't have to continue. Also, I want to point out the benefits of knowledge of diversity. 1. As I would begin my seminar, I would address the fact that teachers were grouped together by ethnicity. Leading from that point, I would provide the example of teachers turning the roles to momentarily become students. I would then explain that if teachers wanted to truly educate their students, they must first start by making contact with teachers of other ethnicities. Not only would immersing themselves in the knowledge of new cultures and interests benefit themselves, but how they treat students and regular people of that ethnicity as well. I would also point out that students learn most from teachers and their behavior, and may become intrigued on what other cultures are truly like. To conclude this point, I would ask teachers to rearrange their seating. 2. For my next point, I would bring up how prejudice can sometimes affect us without awareness. I would ask the students to silently think of a time when they may have attributed a poor quality to someone’s ethnicity, and turn that thought around to imagining that person saying something negative about you because you were a different race than them. By allowing students to see that every judgement they make can have a counter-argument, they may start to consider their hasty derogatory comments. 3. To follow up my second point,