Discrimination and Prejudice Lesson

1. Managing Interpersonal
Relations
Focus on
Discrimination and Prejudice

2. .

3. Prejudice
unjustified or incorrect attitude towards
an individual based solely on the
individual’s membership of a social group
Discrimination
behaviour or actions, usually negative,
towards an individual or group of
people, especially on the basis of
sex/race/social class, etc.

4. How does prejudice arise?
Why do people conform?
How powerful are self-
fulfilling prophecies?
How should I manage
cultural barriers?

5. It will EMPOWER you to make
sense of social situations that you
encounter daily
&
help you manage interpersonal
relations in your private and
professional life

6. Prejudice & Discrimination .
1Awareness
through
Education
2Harmony
through
Understanding
3Acceptance
through
experience

7. It made me feel ... Behaviour ...
confident I answered questions in
class.
Insider / Part of Group .
Outsider / Not part of group
It made me feel ... Behaviour ...
angry I did not participate in any
activities.

8. Group Discussion
Who or what does Zero signify?
What do the numbers on each of the characters symbolise?
Why are zeros not allowed to procreate?
Compare the society you live in and the society Zero lives in.
How does this compare to what happens in other major cities?
How might a city’s cultural or political past affect the way people
are treated?
What might be some consequences of treating individuals or
entire groups negatively based on their group membership?