I have found it useful to start with a discussion of
legacy.
Del
Jessica L. Collett wrote:
I use an excerpt of that, maybe 74-84, from Tracey Ore's book. It's
called "The
Effects of Affirmative Action on Other Stakeholders."
I also use Obach's exercise from Teaching Sociology and find it very
effective.
Obach, Brian K. 2000. Teaching About Institutional Discrimination and
the
Controversies of Affirmative Action. Teaching Sociology:28
This note describes a classroom exercise designed to present the
concept of
institutional discrimination and the controversies surrounding the use
of
affirmative action as a means to remedy it. "Oppressed" and
"privileged" groups
are created early within the class by allowing some students to have
access to
quiz material while others are denied the information. Even though the
"oppressed" group is given equal treatment for the rest of the class
period,
the effect of their earlier mistreatment is demonstrated when students
are
later tested on the previous quiz material. In class discussion on how
to
rectify the resultant inequality parallels debates about affirmative
action
programs providing students with a simple and tangible basis for
analyzing what
is otherwise a complex and controversial subject.
~Jessica
Jessica L. Collett, M.A.
Department of Sociology
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0027
http://www.members.cox.net/~jessica.collett
--
"Creativity is to intellectual life what speed is to sport. You can't
teach or
train it. You can only try to stay out of its way." ~ Henry A. Walker
Quoting laura kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
i just reread my posting...i meant too long
to use for just a class or
two, it is really quite compact and an excellent source for teachers'
preparation on the topic.
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