Psychology Diversity Unconscious Bias Discrimination

Understand Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination and How to Reduce Their Influence at Work and Your Community

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- Understand the difference between stereotypes
- prejudice
- and discrimination.
- Identify acts of stereotyping.
- Develop the ideal mentality for engaging with an increasingly diverse society.

What you'll learn

Understand the difference between stereotypes
prejudice
and discrimination.
Identify acts of stereotyping.
Develop the ideal mentality for engaging with an increasingly diverse society.
Implement tested strategies for undermining unconscious biases.

* Requirements

* Openness to confronting prejudice and discrimination in yourself and others.

Description

Many people understand that diversity and unconscious bias are important issues to grapple with, but it’s difficult to get a strong handle on them. For years, social scientists have turned their attention to stereotyping and discrimination in order to use data and scientific methods to know more about why it happens and how to stop it.

What You'll Learn

In this course we consider big ideas in diversity science with a focus on understanding concrete strategies to halt bias in its tracks. To know how to solve a problem, though, it’s necessary to understand the root of the problem. This course thus considers several major issues in diversity and unconscious bias, including:

  • The difference between stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination
  • How stereotypes affect judgments of others and our own performance
  • How prejudice stems from simple group mentalities
  • How to best approach diversity
  • How to reduce the effects of conscious and unconscious bias

Through comprehensive videos, slide presentations, exercises, and quizzes, you will learn about the fascinating science of prejudice and discrimination. This course is modeled on university curricula and workplace training that you could spend thousands of dollars on.

Why Learn From Me?

As an award-winning psychology instructor, I have experience translating research in the field and presenting it in an engagingunderstandable way. My students routinely evaluate my courses highly and comment on the passion I have for social psychology. I hope you can join this group of satisfied students and learn something new about yourself and psychology.

So take this course now and understand the science of diversity and unconscious bias...and how to address this common social issue!

Who this course is for:

  • Employees looking to document training in diversity and inclusion.
  • Educators who want to promote equal treatment in the classroom.
  • Anyone concerned about bias and hoping to make social change.

Course content

8 sections • 39 lectures

What are Stereotypes? Preview 04:03

What is Prejudice? Preview 02:31

What is Discrimination? Preview 01:57

Exercise: Keeping the 3 Separate Preview 00:37

Quiz: Stereotypes vs. Prejudice vs. Discrimination

Introduction to Stereotypes and Their Effects Preview 00:37

Stereotype Effects on Perception Preview 07:21

Stereotype Effects on Evaluation Preview 07:13

Stereotype Effects on Our Memories Preview 06:56

Stereotype Effects

Introduction to Stereotype Threat Preview 00:34

What is Stereotype Threat? Preview 11:19

When Stereotype Threat Happens Most Preview 10:07

Solutions to Reduce Stereotype Threat Preview 12:46

Stereotype Threat

Test your learning of Stereotype Threat!

The Psychology of "Social Identity" Preview 06:08

Prejudice and Inherently Meaningless Groups Preview 08:51

Bonus: More on Social Identity Theory Preview 00:28

Ingroups vs Outgroups

Test your knowledge of the origins of prejudice.

An Increasingly Diverse Society Preview 00:56

The Benefits of Diversity Preview 05:31

Challenges of Changing Social Demographics Preview 05:45

Approaching Diversity: Colorblindness vs. Multiculturalism Preview 12:18

Diversity's Benefits and Challenges

Test your learning about diversity issues!

How to Think About Prejudice Reduction Preview 01:58

There's Hope! Preview 05:16

Contact Theory Preview 08:32

More on the Contact Hypothesis Preview 00:19

Common Ingroup Identity Preview 08:28

Stereotype Replacement Preview 04:48

Perspective Taking Preview 04:56

Exceptions to the "Rule" Preview 04:35

Reducing Prejudice

Test your knowledge of some of the finer points of prejudice reduction.

Exercise: Using the Strategies in Your Life Preview 00:10

Thank You and Farewell! Preview 01:15

Bonus: More Social Psychology from Andy Luttrell Preview 00:23

Course Completion Certificate Preview 00:12