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Differentiating Biases From Prejudices

The document contains two activities that assess bias and prejudice. Activity 1 lists 10 statements and asks the student to identify if each expresses bias (B) or prejudice (P). It also lists 8 additional statements to analyze. Activity 2 asks students to find and analyze a work of media that tackles or expresses bias/prejudice. It provides questions to guide analysis of how the media portrays and addresses issues of bias and prejudice.

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Differentiating Biases From Prejudices

The document contains two activities that assess bias and prejudice. Activity 1 lists 10 statements and asks the student to identify if each expresses bias (B) or prejudice (P). It also lists 8 additional statements to analyze. Activity 2 asks students to find and analyze a work of media that tackles or expresses bias/prejudice. It provides questions to guide analysis of how the media portrays and addresses issues of bias and prejudice.

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Activity 1

A.
On the line before each number, write B if the statement expresses bias and P if it expresses
prejudice.

__________1. A TV product favors actors with good looks more than those with average
appearance.
__________2. During a talent show audition, one of the judges gave Cassandra a low score
just
because of her brown skin.
__________3. Misogynists think that women are not fit to perform physically demanding
jobs
such as construction work.
__________4. Japanese cuisine is better than the Korean food.
__________5. Without even taking his first bite, the Japanese food vlogger described the
Korean
food served to him as greasy, flavorless, and unhealthy.
__________6. The die-hard supporters of the president believe in everything he says and
applaud
everything he does.
__________7. Some teachers perceive that average or less performing students are more
likely to
misbehave in class than the smart and diligent ones.
__________8. A citizen from a first-world country describe people from third-world
countries
as savagely uncivilized and uneducated.
__________9. A tourist from the city posts a video online of an ethnic group performing their
traditional dance with a caption that describes it as “exotic, peculiar, and gross.”
__________10. A Filipino will naturally say that the Philippines always has the most
beautiful
candidates in the Miss Universe pageant.

B.
____________1.A mentally disabled person should not be allowed to go to school. They do
not possess the capacity to learn.
___________ 2. A big amount of food was shared with his closest neighbor only.
___________ 3. He's considered dumb because his grades in all subjects are poor.
___________ 4. The newly opened hotel in our town accommodates only rich people.
____________ 5. Being a new member of the group, his opinion was rejected during the
meeting as the senior officers underrated this.
___________ 6. The Filipinos were not lucky enough to be selected in the contest because
they were considered incompetent to match other countries' strengths.
___________ 7. On her birthday, she announces to his classmates that only close friends are
invited.
___________ 8. All Asians are considered inferior in the knowledge of the international
language.
With a partner, search for a literary work, film, or social media post (blog, vlog, music
video, etc.) about bias and prejudice. Your chosen material is either one that tackles the issues
on bias or prejudice or one that directly expresses a bias or prejudice. Complete the table
below. Then, answer the questions that follow. Be ready to share your output in class.

Title of the Material

Source/Reference

Summary

If your material tackles issues on bias and/or prejudice:

1. Cite at least three issues on bias and/or prejudice that are tackled in the material.
2. Do you think the material tackles the issues on bias and/or prejudice clearly and
effectively? Why do you say so?

If your material directly expresses a bias and/or prejudice:

1. What overt pieces of evidence of bias and/or prejudice are shown in the material?
2. How did you feel about these instances of bias and/or prejudice? Were you
personally affected or offended? Why or why not?
3. What do you think are some possible reasons behind the bias and/or prejudice in
the material?

CHECK OUT
Answer the question in at least five sentences. Write your answer on a sheet of paper.

Why do we need to draw a line between our preferences and our sense of judgment?

MY REFLECTION
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