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Homework

Homework:

  • Write 3 different beginnings/introductorx paragraphs for a comment on:
Mass immigration can still be a chance for Germany
Explain (orally) what kind of comment will follow (structure …)








Recent Homework

ICE means: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Look at this information!!! before you start to describe the content and analyse the cartoon!
  • Email your analysis to joerg.thelenberg@gmx.de by Wednesday, 28th October!




B) Watch the clip (perhaps you need to watch it two or three times)!


Questions (Take notes!) Be ready to present your answers to the whole course in a 3-4 minute talk!

  • What is the EDL?
  • What did Mr Robinson, the leader of the EDL, surprisingly do?
  • What are the reactions from his former supporters and his muslim opponents?
  • What does this divide mean for British society (in your opinion)?

A) Answer questions 2 and 3 on the worksheet!

B) Watch the clip from 0:00 to 1:25!<b>


Questions (Take notes!)

  1. Who is interviewed?
  2. What is the question?
  3. What were his motives / are explanations for radicalization?

  • Look at these statistics! and describe the situation of muslims in Britain on the basis of these data!
If you are not sure how to work with statistics, see here!
  • What effects does this have on the muslims' situation, attitudes and integration?


Just write down notes - NO FULLY WRITTEN OUT ANSWERS REQUIRED!



  • Describe the following cartoon (NOTES!)
Cartoon women's rights in Islamic countries

Basic Skills & Information

Stereotypes

Stereotypes

  • ... are fixed, simple ideas or images that many people have of a particular type of person or thing
  • ... often use simple criteria and give a simplified version of reality
  • ... help us to categorize/distinguish between dangerous and harmless, attractive and unattractive, relieble - treacherous ...
  • ... help us to understand and explain the world in a quick and simple way
  • ... can be positive (men are strong) and negative (men don't have true feelings)
  • ... are often very hard to change, even if experiences suggest thtat the stereotype may be wrong/to simple to explain complex realties or individual behaiviour


... against Asian Americans


What stereotypes about Asian Americans are there? Make a structured list (sex, positive/negative ...)

  • Men
+ clever, hard working
+ technology-freaks, good with computers
- nerds
- not masculine/effeminate
- not athletic
- short


  • Women
+ exotic (sexually attractive)
+ clever, hard working
+ submissive/demure
- too clever(for many men), tricky


What effect do these stereotypes have on the way they are treated by others? Develop theories for at least 4 of the stereotypes you found!