The last lecture of the session will discuss prejudice and discrimination. Through real life examples, you will find that people tend to reinforce the existing stereotype but deny or neglect the facts which weaken the stereotype. Prejudice and discrimination are strong stereotypes which end up with verbal or physical behaviors.

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture: Read the article

Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S. L. & Kawakami, K. 2003. Intergroup contact: The past, present, and the future. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 6(1), 5-21.
http://neuron4.psych.ubc.ca/~schaller/Psyc591Readings/DovidioGaertnerKawakami2003.pdf

Open or save the PowerPoint slides related to this lecture HERE.

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture: Reflect and think from a perspective of a leader: What kind of actions should the leader take to prevent stereotypes within a multicultural group? How would you as a manager / leader do this in practice? Please write your thoughts into a discussion board.