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Respond to this 200 words. 2 citations.  

1.  What is your analysis of Jane Eliot’s experiment?

The experiment that Jane did with her class was risky, but it was needed. Each child was able to see and feel the effects of discrimination and understand how powerful their words are towards others. I feel that every school should teach a lesson on discrimination.

2.  What are some of the causes of racism, sexism, antisemitism, and other discriminatory feelings?

For most of the history of prejudice, negativity has been treated as its emotional and cognitive signature,  one of the conceptions that continues to dominate many topics. Prejudice occurs when we dislike or derogate members of other groups On the one hand, several independent lines of research have shown that unequal intergroup relations are often marked by attitudinal complexity, with positive responses such as affection and admiration mingling with negative responses such as contempt and resentment, there is mounting evidence that nurturing bonds of affection between the advantaged and the disadvantaged sometimes entrenches rather than disrupts wider patterns of discrimination. Notably, prejudice reduction interventions may have ironic effects on the political attitudes of the historically disadvantaged, decreasing their perceptions of injustice and willingness to engage in collective action to transform social inequalities. 

3.  Can individuals overcome these feelings of hatred?  If yes, how?  If not, why not? 

Yes and no, only the people who are unwilling or unable to forgive can still be encouraged to let go of interpersonal hatred because it is psychologically harmful to them. The issue of forgiving the person toward whom the hatred is directed can be treated more easily later, after the hatred has been removed or at least much reduced. Hatred in childhood can exist primarily as an effect with associated thoughts, and not as a willed decision. It can be a response to abuse, trauma or parental divorce. Very little true volition is involved in the experiences that set up the developmental arrest and pathological conditions in children. An essential point, however, is that hatred in most adults is at its core not just affect and thoughts but intrinsically involve volition. Of course, the emotional or affective component of hatred, plus the associated cognitions, remains a major part of adult hatreds but with maturity the will now become’s a crucial and little acknowledged part of hatred.

References

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Harley, D. A. (2005). Practicing multiculturalism: Affirming diversity in counseling and psychology. Journal of Rehabilitation, 71(4), 48-48,50. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/236399144?accountid=35796

Murphy, J. G. (1998). Jean hampton on immorality, self-hatred, and self-forgiveness. Philosophical Studies, 89(2-3), 215-236. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004285013008

Vitz, P. C. (2018). Addressing moderate interpersonal hatred before addressing forgiveness in psychotherapy and counseling: A proposed model. Journal of Religion and Health, 57(2), 725-737. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-0574-6