Assignment Number 17 Discussion/Writing Assignment Chapter 8. Behavior in Social and Cultural Context. (284-309)

Student Name _____________________ Date due: 10-20-04 Introduction to Psychology 101 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.

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Critical Thinking Exercise: FROM ROOMMATES TO WORLD PEACE
1.	Rachel refuses to share a room with a heavy roommate, and she voted against inviting a heavy person to join a group she belongs to. She says she would not hire an overweight person or trust one, because heavy people tend to be lazy and dishonest. Name at least two ways in which Rachel's prejudice violates the requirements of critical thinking and explain your answers.
2.	Imagine that you are hired to lead a seminar to promote multicultural sensitivity among the faculty of a school district. You walk in and find that all the teachers have grouped themselves by ethnicity. Based on information and principles in Chapter 8, what should you do to optimize the interactions among the teachers during the next few hours and to promote an understanding of ethnic and racial prejudice?