Question one
The concept addressed by ‘Anatomy of Prejudices’ is diversity and asserts that different individuals have varied perceptions and attitudes on others. Diversity generates the need to address issues of racism in an organization and how their views on others shape behavior, attitudes, and values of individuals. The ‘Anatomy of Prejudices’ draws useful insights on how racism drives individuals to have negative stereotypes that prevent them from actively engaging in interactive sessions with the minority. The video reflects the fact that the majority are among those who lead in racism and have ill motives to suppress minority’s influence in the society. The video, therefore, draws conclusions on how the issues of racism could be practically addressed and assessed by observing the way individuals interact among themselves. While others would be willing to tolerate diverse groups of people, some lack tolerance such that they are unwilling to cooperate in discussions that involve minority races or ethnic groups.
Question two
The level of the organization affected by the informal group in the ‘Anatomy of Prejudices’ is the interpersonal processes and behavior where interactions are based on groups of employees at the firm. Groups in Organizations are composed of diverse employees who have to vary racial and ethnic inclinations such that incidences of racism affect the way the organization functions. Moreover, the informal group in the video illustrates how people come together and form groups where they need to cooperate with one another to achieve the desired objectives.
Question three
The behavioral experiment in the ‘Anatomy of Prejudice’ is important in New Zealand because it provides valid lessons on why people need to adopt diversity not only in the workplace but throughout the entire nation. New Zealand has made significant efforts in the fight against racism through the Human Rights Act of 1993 and Race Relations Act of 1971. However, the experiment is still useful in reminding the people of the need to embrace diversity since there have been frequent incidences of ‘casual’ racism in New Zealand. Cases of institutionalized racism are still present in New Zealand hence the need for such behavioral experiments that bring people together to interact informally.
Question four
The experiment is important since it provides a chance for students to identify various ways through which they could learn to appreciate their cultural and ethnic differences. The fact that the roles of the students were reversed the next day is a clear indication that the experiment was an essential instrument of passing the message regarding how racism hurts those who are oppressed and the fact that students need to avoid racism and discrimination at all costs from the time they are young. The experiment provides better ways of making students avoid criticizing one another by race and encourages situations where individuals from diverse groups speak freely and build on one another ideas. The video reiterates the great importance of a collective national responsibility for all New Zealand citizens in the fight against racial profiling.
Question five
Running the experiment next year would be a brilliant idea since it would create more meaning to the parents who were angry and would also provide other students with the opportunities to understand the effects of racism and discrimination on the victims and the bigger nation. Making students play reversed roles regarding superiority and non-superiority is important since it triggers awareness and empathy regarding appreciating diversity in any social setting. Repeating the experiment would, therefore, provide more students to participate in the roles that show racism and discrimination and thereby making it possible to spread the anti-racist message to a larger population.
References
New Zealand Herald News. (2015, August 2). A country of causal racists? New Zealand Herald News, p. Web. Retrieved from m.nzherald.co.nz/NZ/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid-11490650#14712680366431&70524202
O'Callaghan, J. (2013, September 3). Racism lessons hit nerve. Stuff, p. Web.
