Diversity and inclusion training on cultural reasons behind bias formation edu ppt

Slide 2

This slide provides information regarding the definition of cultural conditioning. It also includes details of the cultural conditioning process in terms of multiple steps such as observation, imitation, reinforcement, internalization, and spontaneous manifestation.

Instructor’s Notes: 

The cultural conditioning has the following steps:

• Step 1 Observation: In this stage, an individual is merely observant of the wrongful behaviors of elders around them
  1. For example: An elder is making derogatory comments about a particular race in front of a teenager
• Step 2 Imitation: In this stage, an individual consciously carries out the same actions as observed earlier around him
  1. For example: The same teenager starts making derogatory comments on a classmate of a different race
• Step 3 Reinforcement: Now, this conscious bias behavior is further validated and encouraged by family members, friends, and colleagues
  1. For example: Teenager posts derogatory racist statement online, and his/her friends like and share it
• Step 4 Internalization: Over a period of time, conscious bias behavior becomes rigid due to the influence of media, propaganda of leaders, etc.
• Step 5 Spontaneous Manifestation: Eventually, it leads to the formation of unconscious bias in the individuals

Slide 3

The purpose of this slide is to provide information regarding the cultural groups which influence the beliefs and behaviors of an individual, such as regional cultures, organizational cultures, peer groups, spiritual and religious institutions, socioeconomic cultures, and media.

Instructor’s Notes:

 The major cultural groups that influence an individual's beliefs and behaviors:

• Regional Cultures: Norms and values of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries one is living in affects the person’s biases
  1. For example: People living in North America are skeptical about trusting individuals from Muslim countries
• Organizational Cultures: Authoritative figures in family, educational institutes, and workplaces perceive how an individual perceives the world
  1. For example: If one's immediate boss is homophobic, one might unconsciously start judging homosexual people
• Peer Groups: Friends, colleagues, and people with similar hobbies also influence one's biases
• Spiritual and Religious Institutions: Spiritual and religious leaders influence one's moral and ethical systems, eventually leading to a bias against other religions
• Socioeconomic Cultures: A person's economic class also contributes towards bias formation
  1. For example: An individual brought up in a high-class society might see others from the lower social class as less capable
• Media as Cultural Conditioner: Media as a cultural conditioner also play a significant role in formulating biases
  1. For example: Channels showing anti-immigrant news create a perception that immigrants are bad for the country. Thus, making their audience also anti-immigrant

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