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Questions -
1. It is said that Human Diversity is like an iceberg. What does this mean? How is diversity like an iceberg? Provide several examples to illustrate your points. Relate the model to yourself and your personal experiences. How can this model help you to more effectively interact and communicate with other people?
2. Describe the relationship among our beliefs, attitudes, values, and choices. Explain the steps and give an example of how a personal belief may lead to a specific behavior.
3. Prejudice is perpetuated (continued) through three types of rationalizations: denial, victim-blaming, and avoidance. Explain what each rationalization is and give an example of each that occurs on a college campus or in the workplace.
4. You are a teacher. It is right after school and you have run into a grocery store to get some treats before the open house in school tonight. As you turn down an aisle you see coming from the other side of the aisle, a parent you have been trying to get in touch with for ages to talk about her son, Dillon, a student who has been especially disruptive in class lately. She is dressed very nicely in clothes that look like she is going on a date. Using the "Circular Model of Communication," describe what you and the parent may be thinking as you approach each other.
5. Compare and contrast the terms "Anglo-conformity," "melting pot," "separatism," and "pluralism." Explain how these attitudes are evident in today's society.