| DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST YOU |
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Have you ever been
discriminated against because of:
- Your sex?
- Your race?
- Your birthplace?
- Your
education level?
- Your rank at work? |
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Have you ever been
discriminated against whilst abroad?
- Why?
- What happened to you?
- What did you do
/ feel? |
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Because of your
physical features you're: - Ugly
- Bad hair
- Weird looking / dress funny (bad taste / religion)
- Too pretty
- Tall / Short
- Smelly
- Weird voice
- Clumsy
- Eat weird foods / vegetarian
/ vegan
- Get sick often
- Don't drink / get drunk too easy
(lightweight) |
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What would you do
/ do you do to cope with discrimination? |
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Has the discrimination
level changed for you, after you moved to another country? |
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Have your close
friends or family ever been discriminated against? - If so,
did you do anything to stop it? |
| YOU
DISCRIMINATING |
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Do you have any
prejudices? |
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Have
you ever been guilty of discriminating against someone because
the following? Bearing in mind the questions: -
Why?
- Do you feel bad?
- Will you change? |
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Sexism |
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Homophobia -
What do you think about gay marriage?
- Should gays be allowed
to adopt
- Should gays be allowed in the military |
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Racism / Xenophobia -
Have you ever discriminated against some race? (e.g.
Japanese)
- Have
you seen a friend / acquaintance do it?
- What
happened?
- What did
you do / feel?
- Would you let your child marry a person
with a different skin colour?
- Would you adopt a child from
a different culture? |
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Religion -
Would you let your child marry a person with a different
religion? |
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Pick on sick people
/ mental people |
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Pick on stupid people
- Are you cleverer than average? Why do you think
that? |
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Pick on poor people |
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Class issues |
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Ageism |
| WHY
IT EXISTS |
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Why do you think
discrimination exists? |
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Are stereotypes
true?
- Americans / Chinese = loud
- Irish / Australian
= drunk / stupid
- Russian = drunk / corrupt
- English =
arrogant / lager louts
- Scottish = violent
- Japanese =
arrogant / sadistic
- Korean = rude
- Israeli = argumentative
- Romanian / gypsies = thieves
- Spanish = lazy
- Italian
= sleazy / corrupt
- Muslim = terrorist |
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Why do white people+ /
Asians* think of themselves as superior?
+Specifically
Americans
*Specifically the Japanese and
Chinese |
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Do some countries
discriminate against race more than other countries? |
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What will happen
in the future? |
| SOLVING
IT |
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What could you do
to reduce discrimination? |
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How do people fight
discrimination? |
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Are you a member
of any humanitarian organization? |
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Do you know anybody
who has fought for equal rights? |
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Should it be illegal
to publish racial information?
- Remember freedom of speech
- either everyone
is allowed to speak, or its not truly free |
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Is living in a homogenous
society a good thing?
- Does living in a diverse / heterozygous society
reduce racism? |
| WOMEN
IN THE WORKPLACE / SEXISM |
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Are males and females
equal? |
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Are men and women
equal in ability and intelligence? |
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Are there any jobs
that can only be done by one gender? What are they? |
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What are some jobs
that some people think only one gender can do, but actually
can be done by either gender? |
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Is it common for
men and women to have the same jobs in your country? / What
jobs are deemed as appropriate for men but inappropriate for
women?
- Are more doctors female or male in your
country?
- Are more nurses female or male in your
country?
- Are more professional musicians female
or male in your country?
- Are more teachers female
or male in your country?
- Are more truck drivers female
or male in your country?
- Are there more male or female managers and executives?
Why do you think this is? |
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Do you think women
and men should be paid the same for the same job?
- Why doesn't this happen now? / Why do men earn
more than women? |
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Do you think women
make good bosses? Would you mind a female boss? |
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Do you think it's
acceptable for women to be in the military? Why/why not? |
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Do women usually
work after they get married in your country? |
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Does / did your
mother work? |
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Would you let your
wife work if she had children? |
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Is it embarrassing
if your wife earns more money than you? |
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Would you mind being
a house-husband? What about being a kept man? |
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Do you see yourself
as a typical man/woman? Why or why not? |
| GENDER
ROLES IN THE FAMILY |
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Are the responsibilities
of a mother the same as the responsibilities of a father to
their families?
- What are the responsibilities of a father to
his family?
- What are the responsibilities of a mother to
her family? -
Is
this fair?
- Are fathers capable of carrying out the duties
of a mother and vice versa?
- Who is regarded as the head
of the family? |
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Are there different
expectations for sons and daughters? - Is this fair? |
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Is first-born child
dominant, or first-born son? |
| GENDER
ROLES IN PUBLIC |
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What behaviors /
habits are deemed as appropriate for men but inappropriate
for women?
- Sitting on subway
- Walking through doors
- Getting
served first
- Given priority |
| CLOTHING |
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Can men wear women's
clothing or can women wear men's clothing? Why or why not?
- Scotland and kilts
- Thailand / Myanmar and sarongs
- Women wear trousers / shirts / . |
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Can men wear pink
clothes? |
| BEHAVIOUR |
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Crying
/ sadness: |
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Is it okay for men
to cry? |
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Is it okay for women
to cry? |
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What do people think
of men or women crying? |
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Is it okay for men
to appear sad? |
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Is it okay for women
to appear angry? |
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Fighting: |
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What would people
think of a man who backs down from a fight? Is it okay for
men to appear weak? |
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What would people
think of two women involved in a fist fight? |
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Is it okay for a
women to swear? |
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Sport: |
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Is it common for
women and men to take part in the same type of sporting activities? |
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What about at the
same time? (Mixed games)? |
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What about games
that were once gender specific:
- Female boxing / martial arts
- Female weightlifters
- Female soccer player
- Female golfers
- Male gymnasts
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Male ice skaters |
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Army: |
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Is it possible for
women to join the army in your country?
- Is it a good idea? Why / why not? |
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Is it fair that
men have to do military service and women do not? |
