Overview
This discussion is meant to provoke thought and perhaps even your emotions. Please be respectful of your peers. This is a friendly discussion and we are all here to support each other. If you are discourteous or rude, you get a zero.
Discussion Requirements
In your OG post, write about a time when you experienced or witnessed prejudice/racism/sexism etc.…. If you have not experienced or witnessed the aforementioned, talk about someone else’s experience and how it impacted you. Talk about how the experience made you feel and what might have been done to de-escalate the situation (this is the part you research). Discuss what you can do to make people who are targets feel more comfortable if they are verbally attacked and what mental changes need to take place to remove yourself from the lower-level thinking that surrounds stereotyping.
Incorporate your thoughts on the schema theory into your OG post. How can an education help people escape the constraints this social learning theory postulates? Does this seem like a sound theory? If not, what are its flaws? Watch my brief lecture, do a little research, and incorporate what you learn into your post.
Respond to two separate peers. Discuss how each post made you feel. Offer supportive suggestions and de-escalation techniques learned from your OG post. You do not need sources in your response posts, but they are most welcome.
Technical Requirements
1 original post that is at least 450 words long.
2 responses to 2 separate peers that are at least 200 words each.
Include at least one source for your OG post. You may use either websites or your textbook.
Your posts should be research based, meaning, if you offer advice about how to safely deescalate a negative situation, make sure you’re not just making up advice that could do more harm than good.
Note: Chapter 8, Pg 1 of your textbook contains information on de-escalation techniques. If you choose your book as a source, simply put “-Health First textbook” at the end of your post. Provide all other hyperlinks to your sources at the end of your work.