Question

1. Watch the “Brown eyes vs. Blue yes” clip and summarize:

What were the findings of this experiment? How is prejudice demonstrated? How is discrimination demonstrated?

What can we learn from this experiment?

2. Watch the “Social Conformity” clip in your Canvas site and answer:

What did you think about the clip? Does it demonstrate the “power” of social conformity?

Please answer the following questions

Have you ever been a subject for stereotyping?

Can you indicate which stereotypes do you hold? Do any of them pertain to yourself?

3. https://www.ted.com/talks/uldus_bakhtiozina_wry_photos_that_turn_stereotypes_upside_down and answer the following questions:

               How does Uldus Bakhtiozina target social norms?

               What is your opinion/reflection in regard to the subject/idea of this talk?

Answer 1

What were the findings of this experiment?

The findings of the blue eyes versus brown eyes experiment revealed that when arbitrary divisions among students based on their eye color was created, a dramatic effect on the way students performed, behaved and felt about themselves was observed.

How is prejudice demonstrated?

In the experiment, the students who were deemed "superior" demonstrated prejudice as they

became arrogant, bossy, and behaved in an unpleasant fashion towards their "inferior" classmates.

How is discrimination demonstrated?

The "superior" group received certain advantages at the expense of discriminating against the "inferior" group in the experiment. They played only with their own group and ignored the "inferior group". They did not drink from the same water fountain and did not receive any reprimand when they made mistakes. They sat in the front rows of the classroom while the other group sat behind separately.

What can we learn from this experiment?

Eye color in actuality is a physical attribute and serves as a symbol for other attributes such as the colour of the skin. From this experiment, we can immediately observe how divisions among us are socially created rather than biologically inherent. Futhermore, the experiment also reveals the negative impact that these divisions have on an individual's self esteem and performance.

Please post the other questions separately as we are supposed to answer just one question or four sub parts of the same question.