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Interacting with People who are Different than Us: Why it’s so hard, and what to do about it

This article explores the concept of discrimination, including examples and the underlying factors that contribute to it. It also discusses common biases that affect our perceptions of others and offers suggestions on how to respond with empathy.

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Interacting with People who are Different than Us: Why it’s so hard, and what to do about it

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  1. Interacting with People who are Different than Us: Why it’s so hard, and what to do about it The Center for Global Studies

  2. What is discrimination? What are some examples of discrimination?

  3. Discrimination: • Unfairly treating one person or group of people different than someone else.

  4. Other Examples?

  5. Why do We Do That? • Our Brains • Our Culture

  6. What's Wrong With His Thinking?

  7. Actor-ObserverBias • If we do something: it's NOT our fault, it's our CIRCUMSTANCES. • If someone else does something: it is THEIR FAULT, it's because of WHO THEY ARE. • Source: http://psychology.about.com/od/aindex/g/actor-observer.htm

  8. What's Wrong With Her Thinking?

  9. Mere-exposureEffect • People like other people or things better if they're FAMILIAR • Makes "foreign" cultures uncomfortable and new behaviors seem strange

  10. What's Wrong With This Statement?

  11. OutgroupHomogeneityBias • You assume that the group of people you belong to are DIVERSE • You assume that other groups of people are ALL THE SAME or homogeneous. • We compare ourselves with other people groups and assume WE ARE BETTER Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-group_homogeneity_bias

  12. What’s wrong with this girl’s view of her blog?

  13. NegativityBias • We pay more attention to negative information than positive information • So, if we learn something negative about a country, we will remember it MORE than anything positive we learn.

  14. Why is the cop wrong?

  15. ConfirmationBias • We pay attention to information that confirms what we already believe • We IGNORE what contradicts what we already believe. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

  16. Which fish is right?

  17. Just-worldphenomenon • Idea that “the world is just” • Think that “people get what they deserve” • Often, people’s struggles are NOT THEIR FAULT

  18. Our brains make it hard to not discriminate, and our culture doesn’t help either

  19. Is it true?

  20. AmericanExceptionalism • The Theory that the US is different than other nations • Gives us the idea that we’re better than everyone else • Other countries are proud of themselves too

  21. Culturalism • The idea that the problems of other cultures are the fault of their people • Does not recognize that politics may be at fault. • Does not recognize that societal structures may be at fault

  22. To Sum it all up . . . • Prejudice – pre-judge someone before you get to know them • When your stereotypes and beliefs about a group of people become INFLEXIBLE

  23. How we CAN respond: Empathy

  24. YOUR TASK: • Read “Diary of a Teenage Refugee” • Write a letter to Amiri • How can you show empathy?

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