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Watch the Video: A Class Divided (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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Answer the following questions below based on the film

1. Describe the town of Riceville, Iowa?

2. How could the demographics of the town effect the ideas about race and racism of the people who grow up there?

3. Is the "Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes" experiment an effective analogy for racial discrimination or not? Explain.

4. Define the terms in-group and out-group.

5. In the experiment, the in-group and out-group are treated very differently. If treated this way over the long-term, how would that impact the socialization of each group?

Answer 1

1. Riceville, Iowa is a small rural town with a population of about 1,200 people. It is predominantly white and Christian, with a few African American and Hispanic families.

2. Growing up in a town with a homogenous population can lead to a lack of understanding and appreciation for different cultures and backgrounds. This can lead to a lack of awareness of racism and prejudice, and can lead to the perpetuation of these ideas.

3. The "Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes" experiment is an effective analogy for racial discrimination because it demonstrates how people can be treated differently based on something as arbitrary as the color of their eyes. It shows how people can be treated differently based on something that is out of their control, and how this can lead to feelings of inferiority and exclusion.

4. In-group refers to a group of people who share a common identity or characteristic, while out-group refers to a group of people who do not share that same identity or characteristic.

5. If treated this way over the long-term, it would lead to the socialization of each group to believe that they are either superior or inferior to the other group. This could lead to feelings of resentment and animosity between the two groups, and could lead to further discrimination and prejudice.