Lesson 19: Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Attention
Edward Thorndike was the first to do real research on the Halo Effect
The halo effect or halo error is a cognitive bias in which one's judgments of a person’s character can be influenced by one's overall impression of him or her. It can be found in a range of situations from the courtroom to the classroom and in everyday interactions. The halo effect was given its name by psychologist Edward Thorndike; subsequent researchers have studied it in relation to attractiveness and its bearing on the judicial and educational systems. (Wikipedia Link)
What halo effects do we have about race and ethnicity? What do we assume based on a person being Muslim?
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
- Explore the sociological definition of "minority"
- Explore personal experiences with racial or ethnic friction
Teaching
Lecture 01: Race and Ethnicity
Lecture 02: Prejudice and Discrimination
Lecture 03: Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Relations
Lecture 04: Global Ethnic and Racial Inequality
Racial Diversity in the US
Click HERE to view a series of maps that depict racial diversity in the US.
Click HERE to review the questions on the US Census that relate to Race and Ethnicity
The Racial History of US Drug Prohibition
This brief article analyses the development of drug policy and how it relates to race as it was in 2001. One of the perspectives within Sociology encompasses that law can be a tool of those in power to keep those who are not in power in their place. This is an example of this kind of analysis.
Click HERE to download the document.
Race and Ethnicity in America
Article on Race, Culture, and Equality by Thomas Sowell
http://www.hoover.org/publications/he/2896296.html
The Brown University Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
in America
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Race_Ethnicity/
Microaggressions
Click HERE to review a 2009 article by the APA on Microaggression
Assessment
Lesson 19 Discussion
Read the article above on Racial History of US Drug Prohibition...look up any internet based article using the terms "race" and "drugs". Provide the link to the article in your post and explore if perspectives about a link between race and drugs is still around.
Lesson 19 Quiz
- Write a brief reflective essay evaluating the validity and your personal perspectives/experiences on the concepts around Microaggression.