REDUCING PREJUDICE

BONTU AND YUSRA

INTER- GROUP CONTACT

THE THEORY OF INTER-GROUP CONTACT STATES THAT FOR PREJUDICE
AMONGST TWO GROUPS TO BE REDUCED, THERE MUST BE AN INCREASE IN
THE DIRECT BETWEEN THE GROUP MEMBERS- THE GROUPS MUST SPEND
MORE TIME TOGETHER.
THE CONTACT MUST BE MEANINGFUL TO BOTH GROUPS, WELL-PLANNED
AND CAN ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SUSTAINED CONTACT,
MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE, EQUALITY AND SUPER-ORDINATE
GOALS.

SUSTAINED CONTACT
THE IDEA OF SUSTAINED CONTACT IS THAT THE MORE TIME YOU WITH
SOMEONE, THE LESS LIKELY YOU ARE TO HOLD A PREJUDICED VIEW OF
THEM.

MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE
THE IDEA OF MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE IS CENTRED AROUND TWO
GROUPS BEING SOMEHOW DEPENDENT UPON ONE ANOTHER.

EQUALITY
EQUALITY MEANS TO BE SEEN OR TREATED EQUALLY/FAIRLY.

COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS
COGNITIVE INTERVENTION INVOLVES TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THE WAY
THEY THINK ABOUT PREJUDICE AND AS A RESULT PREJUDICE CAN BE
REDUCED.
IT APPEALS TO PEOPLE AND ASKS THEM TO THINK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S
PERSPECTIVES AND SEE SITUATIONS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

SUPER-ORDINATE GOALS
A SUPER-ORDINATE GOAL REQUIRES CLOSE COLLABORATION BY THE PARTIES
INVOLVED, AND HAS A GOAL WHICH BOTH PARTIES WILL FEEL THE NEED TO
STRIVE FOR AS A GROUP AND NOT AS INDIVIDUALS.
THE TWO GROUPS INVOLVED BECOME CLOSER AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
EACH OTHER DURING THIS PROCESS.

HOW PREJUDICE CAN BE REDUCED AGAINST

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
THE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT OUR PROJECT IS BASED ON IS INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS
AND THE WHITE AUSTRALIANS.
THE STRATEGY THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING TO REDUCE PREJUDICE AGAINST THE
ABORIGINALS IS:
1) COGNITIVE INTERVENTION- INVOLVES TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THE WAY THEY THINK
ABOUT PREJUDICE AND AS A RESULT PREJUDICE CAN BE REDUCED.
2) SUSTAINED CONTACT- THE IDEA OF SUSTAINED CONTACT IS THAT THE MORE TIME YOU
SPEND WITH SOMEONE, THE LESS LIKELY YOU ARE TO HOLD A PREJUDICED VIEW OF
THEM.

HOW PREJUDICE CAN BE REDUCED AGAINST

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS.
THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF ABORIGINAL AND WHITE AUSTRALIANS
COMING TOGETHER AT A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR FOUR WEEKS TO
INTERACT AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.
THE OUTLINE OF THE COURSE WILL CONSIST OF:
WEEK 1:INTRODUCE THE TWO GROUPS AND UNDERSTAND THE COURSE
WEEK 2:EXPLORE EACH OTHER'S CULTURE(BRING IN ABORIGINAL
CLOTHING,STORIES,INSTRUMENTS)
WEEK 3:BRING IN EDUCATED INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATIVES AND HAVE
OPEN DISCUSSION AS WELL AS QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT
WEEK 4 :TRAVEL TO RURAL AREAS,POVERTY FACING COMMUNITIES AS WELL
AS SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES

QUESTIONS BEFORE:

QUESTIONS

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS?
DO YOU THINK YOUR JUDGEMENT WILL CHANGE AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE OR STAY
THE SAME?
ARE YOU OPEN TO THE IDEA OF LEARNING ABOUT INDIGENOUS CULTURE?
DID YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE RESPECTFUL TO DIFFERENT CULTURES AS
WELL AS OTHER RACES?

QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS AFTER :
HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE CHANGE NOW AS YOU ARE EXPOSED
TO INDIGENOUS CULTURE?
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT FROM THE EXPERIENCE?
DID INTERACTION WITH INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS CHANGE
YOUR OUTLOOK ON THEM?
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN YOU MAKE TO INDIGENOUS
AUSTRALIANS
WILL YOU CONSIDER RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE ISSUES
INDIGENOUS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING?
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM TO OTHERS?

THE ABC MODEL

AFFECTIVE:DISLIKE ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS AS WELL AS CULTURE
BEHAVIOURAL: DISCRIMINATES AGAINST ABORIGINALS(THROW HATE
COMMENTS AS WELL AS BURNING THEIR FLAG).WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH
THEM
COGNITIVE: BELIEF THAT ABORIGINAL ARE INFERIOR,VIOLENT,AGGRESSIVE

WHAT WILL CHANGE

WHAT WILL CHANGE?
COGNITIVE:IS THEIR BELIEF;THEY MIGHT REALISE THAT THEY ARE ALL EQUAL
AFFECTIVE:THEY WILL BE MORE FAMILIAR AND OPEN TOWARDS ABORIGINALS
BEHAVIOURAL:THEY WILL STOP DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS ABORIGINALS