A Class Divided Video (Great Assignment if you're against Racism.)

"A Class Divided" Worksheet S. Santiago

When and where appropriate, draw on sociological terms to describe the tools utilized in and/or the outcomes of the eye color exercises.

Sociological Terms/Concepts

Discrimination Scapegoat Assimilation Prejudice Racism Affirmative Action Stereotypes Sexism Dominant group Labeling In-Group Subordinate group Selective Perception Out-group Segregation Self-fulfilling Prophesy Authority Generalization

1. Describe the first exercise undertaken by Jane Elliot.

2. Why did she originally implement this exercise?

3. Who decided who was superior or inferior? Why is that significant?

4. How did dividing the children by eye color effect the behavior of the children?

5. How did dividing the children by eye color effect the self-image of the children?

6. How did dividing the children by eye color effect the academic performance of the children?

7. What were the social conditions that were created in the exercise with the adults?

8. What were the tools utilized by the Elliot and the brown-eyed adults against the blue- eyed group?

9. What effect did the division by eye color have on the adult subordinate group?

10. What other sociological insights can you draw from the film?