Lesson 2: Racism and prejudice

• Religious education
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

YEAR 2

2022-2023

Program lesson 2

1. Welcome!
2. Discuss previous class and vocabulary 
3. Chapter 2: Why are some people prejudiced?
4. Get to work!

Lesson goals chapter 2

You will:

• Understand key terms such as prejudice, racism and discrimination
  
• Make links between beliefs, behavior and prejudice
  
• Investigate the ways in which people respond to racist behavior
  
• Reflect on whether or not religion adds to or reduces prejudice
  

Because:

• We need to understand what it means to be part of a multi-cultural society and how religious and non-religious responses can help in supporting tolerance and acceptance between people
  
• It is important to understand how racism develops as a result of factors such as wealth, history, fear and lack of knowledge
  

Key Words - §2.1

Stereotype = A generalized and simplistic mental idea of a group which is usually negative.

Prejudice (Vooroordeel) = Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them.

Racism (Racisme) = 1. poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race; 2. the belief that some races of people are better than others.

Unconscious bias = prejudices and stereotypes individuals have about certain groups of people that they aren’t consciously aware of having

Get to work!

Read §2.1 (page 22-23)

Make questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

For question 4: Don't talk about the UK but the Netherlands

Go online and find a recent news article that discusses one of the types of discrimination mentioned on page 23

01:01

Prejudice is a primitive reaction that isn't normal.

1. True
2. False

01:55

Why is it dangerous when prejudices become behavior?

Homework

Read §2.1 (page 22-23)

Make questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

For question 4: Don't talk about the UK but the Netherlands