SOCI 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Riceville, Iowa, National Conference For Community And Justice, Paper Cup
3 Jul 2016
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27 years ago, martin luther king jr. was assassinated. Riceville, iowa jane elliot: 3rd grade teacher talked about racism, and did an experiment, watched wonderful children turn into nasty/vicious/discriminating people . August 1984, high school reunion to watch the experiment. Experiment: the eye of the storm (1970) blue-eyed vs. brown-eyed children: brotherhood week; treat everyone as he was your brother, they don"t treat black/indians people are not treated like brothers. Day 1: blue eyes over brown eyes (collars) Day 2: brown eyes over blue eyes (collars) 5 extra mins of recess vs not allowed to play on playground, can"t play w people of diff eye-color: discrimination: treating people a certain way because they are different, it is not. Day 3: everyone is back to being equally treated, thoughts and reviews of the kids. Felt like a dog on a leash , they were down, not happy.
