How Children View Race

20Jan 2022 by

How Children View Race

For this assignment, you will watch A Class Divided (links below go to the same video) and read The 1947 Doll Test (check Race & Ethnicity module) and answer the following questions: 
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1. Do you think the Doll Test OR Eye Color Experiment resonated more with children (which had a greater impact)? 
 2. From either test/experiment, are you able to form any type of theory about the connection between race and self-perception or self-esteem? 
 3. Explain the behavior of the children after Ms. Elliott began to tell them that they were different. Why do you think the children in the Eye Color Experiment started to treat each other differently? 
4.Summarize the finding of the Doll Test. Explain the responses of children in the Doll Test when asked questions about selecting a doll. Which doll were the children more likely to choose? Did that differ based on age? 

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How Kids View Race

How Kids View Race

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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDo you think the Doll Test OR Eye Color Experiment resonated more with children (which had a greater impact)?
Do you think the Doll Test OR Eye Color Experiment resonated more with children (which had a greater impact)?

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFrom either test/experiment, are you able to form any type of theory about the connection between race and self-perception or self-esteem?

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeExplain the behavior of the children after Ms. Elliott began to tell them that they were different. Why do you think the children in the Eye Color Experiment started to treat each other differently?

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeExplain the responses of children in the Doll Test when asked questions about selecting a doll. Which doll were the children more likely to choose? Did that differ based on age?