1. Interview someone from a different race, ethnicity or cultural group than your own who has experienced prejudice or racism either currently or in the past. Be sure that your interview addresses the questions listed below. You must ask these questions in your interview. You may ask other questions that come to mind from your readings and/or new information given during the interview.
Questions for the interview:
1. What is your interviewee’s age, gender, and occupation?
2. What type or types of discrimination, prejudice and/or racism has/does your interviewee experience?
3. How has discrimination, prejudice and/or racism affected them? Be sure to include personal, financial/occupational, spiritual, and social areas that may be affected by experienced discrimination.
4. What are your interviewee’s current feelings toward the individuals or groups that showed prejudice toward them?
5. What suggestions does your interviewee have to overcome prejudice, discrimination, or systematic racism?
Be sure that you are connecting these concepts back to the section of this class, social psychology.
Assignment:
In a well-organized, cohesive essay, address the following prompts:
-Explain the essential topics related to understanding antisocial relations. Discuss the concepts of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination and the psychology of racism within the context of social psychology. Be sure to explain both explicit and implicit prejudice and support your points with properly-cited material from your sources. The length of this section should be a minimum of 250 words.
-Present your findings from your interview in another 300-500 words. Do not include the question prompts in your paper; rather, your paper should be written in essay style, with a narrative tone and clear transitions between topics.Note: Be sure that you are connecting these concepts back to the section of this class, social psychology.
-Conclude your paper with approximately 250 words that offer your own perspective on how individuals can work toward reducing discrimination, prejudice and racism and promote healthy interactions with individuals from different cultures, ethnicities, races and backgrounds.Understanding Prejudice in Real Life – Due Sunday
