cultural diversity lesson three: attitudes & consequences and sport in & through sport
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Cultural DiversityCultural Diversity
Lesson Three:Lesson Three:Attitudes & ConsequencesAttitudes & Consequences
and Sportand Sport
In & Through Sport In & Through Sport
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By the end of the session you should be able to:
•Examine how attitudes are formed.
•Identify ways in which attitudes may be challenged.
•Describe how discrimination can be positive and negative
•Explain how discrimination can lead to disadvantage
• Listen to the following statements and decide if that task if
performed by Paul, Paula or both. Think of reasons behind your
decision.
“I change nappies.”
“I cut the grass.”
“I play rugby.”
“I sew”.
“I mop the floors.”“I cook meals.”?
In groups discuss and answer the following questions:
• Where do we learn the ways of being male or female?
• Which people or influences teach us these ways of being male or
female?
• What stereotypical things do males and females do or are taught
to do?
• How do you think this affects the choices males and females make
in life?
There are many sources for peoples attitudes. Some sources include:
• The media
• Perceived economic/cultural injustice
• Lack of personal contact/ knowledge
• Negative encounters
• Religious influences
Can you think of any more?
Social learning theory suggests people learn from the society within
which they live.
Therefore, it is suggested that if the society we live in displays
prejudices, we are likely to copy them. For example, we learn from:
Family and friends
Teachers
Employers
Work colleagues
“See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.”
According to this Japanese proverb, if we do not see, hear or speak negative things then we will not spread evil in the world.
• Think about some of your own attitudes, discuss how these
attitudes were formed.
Who influenced you?
How do your attitudes influence your daily life?
What impact do your attitudes have on others?
• Everyone identifies with certain groups of people to which they feel
they belong.
• Membership of these groups supports self-esteem and shapes
beliefs, values and relationships.
• Most people can and do belong to a number of social groups.
Identify the different groups to which you belong:
• What are the stereotypes associated with your group(s)?
• Are they true? Positive? Negative?
• How could membership of your group(s) influence your beliefs
and/or behaviour
• Discuss your memories of people with a different ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation and/or those with disabilities in the following contexts:
School
MediaSociety
Family
Memories of…Memories of… FamilyFamily School School Media Media SocietySociety
Ethnicity
Age
Gender
Sexual Ordination
Disabilities
Discriminations is:
• Making a distinction
• Acting upon prejudice
There are two main types of discrimination:
• Positive Discrimination
• Negative Discrimination
Positive Discrimination:
• Refers to measures designed to favour a particular category of
people in order to make up for their underrepresentation in
society
• Benefits the person involved
• Some sports initiatives encourage positive discrimination
Case Study
• Adedoja Atanda is 13 and she likes dancing, playing the violin and football. Ese
Akpobi is just 12 and watched Kelly Holmes sprint to glory in the Athens
Olympics.
• The two girls were among 30 youngsters who were handpicked by British
Olympic, European and Commonwealth champions as part of a scheme to
‘hothouse’ competitors selected for their potential ability to win medals at the
London Olympics 2012.
• They received an intensive programme of training and study in an attempt to
bring them up to world-class standard.
Prejudice and discrimination can affect:
• People’s opportunities
• Social resources
• Self-worth
• Motivation
• Engagement with wider society
Make a timeline of influences in your life. The timeline should show how your
attitude has been influenced.
•Consider such events as:
personal events
big political events
events related to a geographic area
•Make a list of events that you wish to put on your timeline.
•List the events in chronological order, from the earliest to most recent.
•State how these events influenced your attitudes.
Here is an example timeline of historical events and the
contributions of athletes:
Event:Date:
Event:Date:
Event:Date:
Event:Date:
Event:Date:
Event:Date:
Event:Date:
You can challenge discrimination by:
• Becoming aware and admitting that you hold prejudices and
stereotypes about a range of people
• Making a conscious effort to correct your own inaccuracies
• Being open to breaking down your stereotypes
• Trying to give equal opportunities to all
• Showing respect for everyone
Thought for the DayThought for the Day
• A controversial advertisement from Denmark:
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