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Creating Community
Creating Community
The Psychology of
The Psychology of
Us vs. Them
Us vs. Them
What is Behind Us Vs. Them?
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Pierpont's What is Behind Us vs. Them? Video
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What is Bias?
What is Bias?
Biases are cognitive shortcuts our brain uses to quickly make decisions and act.
Biases are cognitive shortcuts our brain uses to quickly make decisions and act.
Everyone has biases. Biases are mindsets.
Everyone has biases. Biases are mindsets.
A mindset is a collection of beliefs, including self-perceptions.
It is a thought habit.
We learned them when we were very small.
We modified them as we aged and had life experiences.
Biases can be helpful or harmful, depending upon the situation.
Let's start with prejudice.
Let's start with prejudice.
Prejudice is a preconceived opinion (beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes) someone holds about a person or group that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Prejudice in favor of or against
one thing, person, or group compared with another,
in a way considered to be unfair is bias.
How does bias manifest?
How does bias manifest?
Conscious
Conscious
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explicit bias
explicit bias
Stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals consciously form (on purpose) that inform their thoughts and actions.
Unconscious
Unconscious
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Implicit Bias
Implicit Bias
Stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness that inform thoughts and actions.
There are many types of biases.
There are many types of biases.
If you are interested, take the time to research them.
If you are interested, take the time to research them.
(This is not required for this module.)
(This is not required for this module.)
Using Critical Thinking skills helps us become aware of our unconscious biases.
We can see if our conscious and unconscious biases are true, partly true, or false.
What are stereotypes?
What are stereotypes?
Stereotypes REV Final.mp4Below are PDF options of transcripts of the video above Stereotypes
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"You're Native American. Can you teach me to shoot arrows?"
Stereotypes are oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing.
They can be based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation—almost any characteristic.
They may be positive (usually about one’s own group, such as when women suggest they are less likely to complain about physical pain because they have endured childbirth).
They may also be negative (usually toward other groups, such as when members of a racial group suggest that a stereotyped racial group is stupid or lazy).
"The office picnic is Friday. Can you bring the watermelon or fried chicken?"
"Man up! Real men don't cry!"
In either case, the stereotype is a generalization that doesn’t take individual differences into account.
Stereotypes are not true to life, unless the victimized person or group changes their behaviors to match them.
What is Stereotype Threat?
This occurs when a person of a stereotyped group is at risk of conforming to negative stereotypes about their social group.
This is understood as a contributing factor to long-standing racial and gender gaps in academic performance.
Mindset
If we believe we can't, we can't.
What we want to see, we see.
"Girls are not as smart as guys in science and math."
What is discrimination?
Unconscious discrimination
"Let's use the stairs because they are closer"
Non-thinking
While prejudice refers to biased thinking,
discrimination consists of actions against a group of people based on a person's biased thinking.
Like biases, discrimination actions can be conscious or unconscious.
Conscious discrimination
“Let’s only use the stairs to keep those people out.”
Planned, Purposeful
What are Microaggressions?
What are Microaggressions?
Microaggressions often appear to be a compliment or a joke, but contain a hidden insult about a group of people.
Just like biases, they can be conscious (the person does it intentionally) or unconscious.
Pierpont's Microaggressions Video
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Microaggressions Video Transcript Story Form.pdfWhat if I want to change my conscious and unconscious biases?
What if I want to change my conscious and unconscious biases?
If you would like to print a paper copy,
click below to access a PDF version.
8 Strategies to Change Your Conscious and Unconscious Bias.pdfFor more information...
For more information...
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Bystander Effect & Bullying
Communication and Assertive Communication
Microintervention Toolkit
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