Managing Interpersonal Relations

Focus on

Discrimination and Prejudice

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Prejudiceunjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social group

Discriminationbehaviour or actions, usually negative, towards an individual or group of people, especially on the basis of sex/race/social class, etc.

How does prejudice arise?

Why do people conform?

How powerful are self-fulfilling prophecies?

How should I manage cultural barriers?

It will EMPOWER you to make sense of social situations that you encounter daily

&help you manage interpersonal relations in your private and professional life

Prejudice & Discrimination .

1Awareness through

Education

2Harmony through Understanding

3Acceptance through

experience

It made me feel ... Behaviour ...

confident I answered questions in class.

Insider / Part of Group .

Outsider / Not part of groupIt made me feel ... Behaviour ...

angry I did not participate in any activities.

Group Discussion

Who or what does Zero signify?

What do the numbers on each of the characters symbolise?

Why are zeros not allowed to procreate?

Compare the society you live in and the society Zero lives in.

How does this compare to what happens in other major cities?

How might a city’s cultural or political past affect the way people are treated?

What might be some consequences of treating individuals or entire groups negatively based on their group membership?