Week 1

Question 1

What is equality?

Answer 1

Each individual or group is given the same resources or opportunities.

Question 2

What is equity?

Answer 2

Allocate the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.

Question 3

Whats the difference between equity and equality

Answer 3

Equity considers differences among people

Question 4

Is there any other way to achieve fairness for the individual who cannot see over the fence?

Answer 4

Removing the fence represents removing structural barriers.

Question 5

What is discrimination?

Answer 5

to unfairly treat a person or group differently from other people or groups.

Question 6

are early or late adolescents more vulnerable to discriminations negative effects?

Answer 6

late adolescence

Question 7

What is prejudice?

Answer 7

a negative attitude toward a certain group of people

Question 8

Why are late adolescents more vulnerable to discriminations negative effects?

Answer 8

They are older and are more cognizant of the way the world views them or detect discrimination
Teachers answer: cumulative stress

Question 9

Whats the difference between structural vs. interpersonal discrimination?

Answer 9

Interpersonal discrimination: occurs on the micro level between individuals

Question 10

Structural discrimination

Answer 10

Structural (or systemic) discrimination: discrimination or unfair treatment across a society within and between institutions/organizations.

Question 11

Whats an example of structural discrimination that is subtle/covert

Answer 11

the war on drugs 5g of crack cocaine vs 500g of powder cocaine

Question 12

What is covert discrimination

Answer 12

hidden discrimination

Question 13

overt discrimination

Answer 13

discrimination visible by many parties

Question 14

The united nations convention on the rights of the child (UNC) covers what

Answer 14

covers civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights

Question 15

UNC provides a solid foundation for the protection of

Answer 15

children’s rights worldwide

Question 16

What are the three rights of UNC

Answer 16

right to participation, provision and protection

Question 17

does being subjected to discrimination influence an individuals sense of identity? How so?

Answer 17

Internalized stigma, lead to feelings of rejection because they are not fit in,

what paths they choose due to feeling limited by their stereotyping

Question 18

phenomenological varient of ecological systems theory: what is ecology? and what is phenomoneonology?

Answer 18

Ecology= enviornment phenomeonolgy= how an individual responds to events within their enviornment

Question 19

PVEST states that

Answer 19

as people encounter discrimination, it is the phenomenology and their response to those events that will lead to healthy or maladaptive behaviour

Question 20

How is identiity influenced by discrimination?

Answer 20

Adolescent may have things happen to them in their environment (ecology) that could shape their identity, but the adolescent is still an active agent in their own identity development process.

Question 21

What is ingroup favouritism?

Answer 21

viewing in group more positivly or more superior to the outgroup, and even negatively evaluating the outgroup

Question 22

do children show in group favouritism?

Answer 22

yes, when resources are limited

Question 23

Experiment 1 in group favouritism conditions explained

Answer 23

condition 1: either red or blue team, one puppet had a red sticker other had blue

Condition 2: no colour assignment for bear or students

Question 24

What happened in this study?

Answer 24

both groups distributed toys fairly

Question 25

Eexperiment two

Answer 25

no conditions: children exposed to red and blue puppets, children were assigned a team and then a third toy was introduced

Question 26

Results: when resources were enough to share in equal distribution....

Answer 26

children allocated toys evenly between groups

Question 27

results: when toys were limited children showed

Answer 27

favouritism toward in group puppet

Question 28

Research suggests that children become aware of group based higherarchies from a

Answer 28

Young age, and often favour those in high-status groups

Question 29

Leshin and rhodes conducted a study to determine:

Answer 29

How to reduce children's status-related biases

Question 30

What is status related bias

Answer 30

favouring people who appear to be wealthy

Question 31

Method of status study: recurited

Answer 31

200 children ages 5-10

Question 32

What were the two groups children were shown in the study?

Answer 32

toogits (high status) flurps ( low status), pictures displayed the wealth of both groups

Question 33

What were the three conditions in the study?

Answer 33

each condition reflected a different reason for the flurps and tingoots inequity

Question 34

What did the authors find?

Answer 34

children in the structural condition, perceived the status hierarchy as less fair and expressed greater willingness to give resources to the low-status group

Question 35

What are the implications of the study? If trying to eliminate status bias it is important to meantion...

Answer 35

both structural and culprit of disparity/inequity)