Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Discussion Questions for 10/24

Lecture

1 How would you define discrimination?

2 What are some problems with current definitions of discrimination?

3 Give an example of a chronic discriminatory stressor and an acute discriminatory stressor.

4 What are some factors that effect latino/a’s different discriminatory experiences?

5 Name some personal effects of discrimination.

6 In Kristine Molina’s study, which nationality reported being the most discriminated against?

7 What problem results from the fact that most studies on discrimination have been qualitative?

8 Roughly what percent of all Latina/os have been called names or insulted?

9 What are some causes of intra-group discrimination?

Reading: Izote Vos

10 What are some common themes between the stories?

11 Did you find anything in these stories that might be fuel for prejudice and discrimination? Anything that contradicts common stereotypes?

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