Year 9

What are the effects of discrimination on individuals and groups in society?

Year 9

What are the effects of discrimination on individuals and groups in society?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the impact of discrimination on groups and individuals. We will explore two inspirational case studies of women with albinism and how they have overcome the challenges they have faced in their lives.

Content guidance

  • Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.

Supervision

Adult supervision suggested

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the below is not a type of discrimination?
Direct discrimination
Discrimination by perception
Indirect discrimination
Correct answer: Triangular discrimination
Q2.
A stereotype is...
A true statement made about a person
Correct answer: A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Q3.
True or false, stereotypes are often true?
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
What is the name of the ACT that protects people against discrimination?
Correct answer: The Equality Act 2010
The Everyone Equal Act 2019
Q5.
Prejudice is
Making a decision about someone once you know them
Correct answer: Prejudging someone

5 Questions

Q1.
What country is Al Shaymaa J. Kwegyir from?
Kenya
Scotland
Correct answer: Tanzania
Q2.
Racism is...
Correct answer: prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group
prejudice against homosexual people
prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender
Q3.
Homophobia is...
prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group
Correct answer: prejudice against homosexual people
prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender
Q4.
Kelly Gallagher is from which country?
Northern Ireland
Correct answer: Scotland
Q5.
True or false, discrimination is treating someone unfairly because of your prejudices?
False
Correct answer: True