Prejudice, Stereotype Threat & Negative Expectations
Jane Elliott – Brown Eyes vs. Blue Eyes
Introduces prejudice through the Eliott brown vs. blue eyes footage. In it, children are divided by eye color and told that one color represents a superior person. Allows them to experience discrimination first hand. Also has footage of the kids grown up.
Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves. For more information about this film and to take action visit this site
Explains halo effect and how most people are blind to it. People on the street are asked to make snap judgments of identically dressed tall and short men. They judge the tall man as wealthier and more successful.
Explains how group identities are formed at a public school. Examines the dynamics of loners and how they too belong to a group.