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Reflection On Ethnicity And Video Understanding Race

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The presented materials of chapter 5, PowerPoint slides, practice discussion questions, and video Understanding Race relate to the course syllabi. The assigned reading Chapter 5 Race and Ethnicity and practice discussion packet served as a training objective of the course description and competency statement for students to build a better foundation of race and ethnicity. For example, the chapter 5 training objective packet enabled students to explore the historical context and theoretical approaches including the impacts of racism among different racial and ethnic groups. The “How Much of a Diversity Change Agent Are You?” activity and “Awareness Spectrum” encouraged students to spectate themselves regarding self-awareness of their ability to make a difference in diversity. The Understanding Race Video enabled students to gain a visual of the historical context regarding racism that would assist students to obtain knowledge and to speculate course objective 3. Identify, define, and observe required values, assumptions, and situation, and ethics individuals that …show more content…

I liked the self-assessment activity “How Much of a Diversity Change Agent Are You?” with the Awareness Spectrum which enabled students to rate their level of being active to make a difference in diversity. My thoughts on the video Understanding Race contained powerful insights of race and its historical context regarding the development of racism periodically. I could imagine and I have empathy for the frightened black family attacked by the Ku Klux Clan. On the Awareness spectrum Daryl fits under diversity change agent because he was brave to engage in conversations with the Ku Klux Clan committee leaders and to pursue information regarding their belief system and violent lash acts against colored

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