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VIDEO
VIDEO
Reflection
Reflection
Watch the following video and respond to the prompts below in your workbook.
HOW TO UNDERSTAND POWER - ERIC LIU
DURATION: 7 minutes
PROMPT:
What surprised you about this video?
What did you learn from this video?
How do you hold power within your own life and situations?
How can you use your power to benefit society as a whole?
Record your answers in your workbook.
POWER
POWER
POWER
Definition:
“the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events”
Individuals can hold power over others for a multitude of reasons and can afford others with more advantages in society
Power goes hand in hand with privilege
Microaggressions
Small subtle comments showing bias to a marginalized group
Not overt
PRIVILEGE
PRIVILEGE
PRIVILEGE
The unearned advantage that an individual may have because they are apart of a social group that they are perceived to be apart of (that has power)
Advantages tend to be higher social status, income levels, positions of authority and greater control in the decision-making process in society
Usually occurs due to another social group being marginalized
This goes hand in hand with power
Watch the video on the side to learn more about privilege that one may or may not have.
VIDEO
VIDEO
Watch the video on the side to learn more about the privilege that one may or may not have how it impacts daily life.
What is Privilege - Lean In
Duration: 3 minutes
PRIVILEGE BACKPACK
PRIVILEGE BACKPACK
Complete the following quiz based on your own lived experiences. Once complete, tally up your marks to see how much “privilege” you have in society.
Be understanding that this quiz was originally made in 1988 and some progress has been made on it, but much more is needed.
PRIVILEGE QUIZ
PRIVILEGE QUIZ
Link to quiz below. Record your responses in your workbook.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD a PDF copy of the quiz in order to utilize the checkboxes
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