A Class Divided Flashcards
to define each word and use each word to explain what's happening in "A Class Divided".
Define internalization
Internalization is when someone takes the things they observe from outside themselves and incorporate it into themselves
Define authority
Authority is the power to make decisions or give orders
Define stereotype
A stereotype is an assumption about a group made from an interaction from a small amount of that group
Define hierarchy
A hierarchy is a system in which separate groups of people are ranked higher or lower than other groups
Differential Treatment
Differential treatment refers to forms of treatment that are cultural rather than legal, without any logical reasoning.
Define arbitrariness of difference
Arbitrariness of differences refers to how differences are created by people/have as much worth as people give them.
Define otherization
Otherization means to treat someone as an outsider.
How can we use otherization to explain what’s happening in “A Class Divided”?
The class teacher begins the process of otherization against the out group.
How can we use internalization to explain what’s happening in “A Class Divided”?
The students begin to internalize the roles given to them by the teacher. This is very visible when the designated in group begins using differential treatment against the out group
How can we use hierarchy to explain what’s happening in “A Class Divided”?
The teacher creates a social hierarchy between the students using their eye colors.
How can we use authority to explain what’s happening in “A Class Divided”?
In “A Class Divided” authority or power was given to a specific group of people who have a designated eye-color which determines if a person is smart or dumb. The group of people who had the smarter eye-color had more authority, were able to enjoy more in the school and score better because of the confidence that they are at the top.
How can we use stereotype to explain what’s happening in “A Class Divided”?
Students were separated into two groups by their eye-color. Their eye-color represented that person’s smart or dumb. The people with the smarter eye-color started to discriminate against themselves from the other group and bullied them by calling them by their eye-color. This creates a misunderstanding of a person’s true character due to no logical reasoning.
How can we use differential treatment to explain what’s happening in “A Class Divided”?
People in the smarter eye-color group treated the dumb eye-color group differently than the people in their own group. They were bullying each other just because they had different eye-color. This also leads to social hierarchy as some feel they are at the top and some feel very low.
How can we use arbitrariness of difference to explain what’s happening in “A Class Divided”?
The children paid no heed to eye color prior to the teacher mentioning it. After that the students believed that x eye-colored people are smarter and y eye-colored people are dumb. Which is illogical
