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Confronting discrimination and prejudice, produced by ABC News

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Confronting discrimination and prejudice

Oclc number

249204812

Responsibility statement

produced by ABC News

Runtime

37

Series statement

What would you do?

Summary

Examines what happens when ordinary people become witnesses to events of discrimination and prejudice"Encourage students to explore biases and stereotypes with this group of ABC News segments. Each scenario puts actors into exchanges with unwitting bystanders, generating a wide range of responses-from overt hostility towards other races and cultures to acts of genuine compassion. Scenes include a bakery clerk's refusal to serve a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf; cruelty towards an overweight woman seated on a boardwalk; a very public argument that threatens to become violent; and a purse-snatching in a crowded square, after which witnesses are asked to view a suspect lineup. Repeating the two latter situations, producers achieve varying reactions among onlookers by switching the races of the actors. (37 minutes)."--Container

Technique

live action

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