UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCE POWER THE ROLE OF CONFLICT What

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

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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-privilegedare-you? utm_term=. lxq 55 OPNep#. mr. QMM 40 k 6 E

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)