4.4 Implicit Bias Test Activity #3 (GRADED ASSIGNMENT) 

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Task Explanation: Unfortunately, racial matters in the U.S. go a long way. Although socially constructed, race, racism, prejudice, and discrimination are part of the social problems we face worldwide. The task for this week is Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test, which has been administered in law enforcement agencies nationwide and the findings have been shocking. For this week’s assignment, go ahead and take the  Implicit Association Test (Links to an external site.). Although the Implicit Bias Test is usually discussed in connection with race, it can be applied to a number of groups.

This assignment will enable you to examine how you feel about certain groups (i.e., gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, religion, colorism, weight, age) and how this impacts how you view family membership. I hope you find the experience eye-opening and enlightening. Feel free to talk about this with loved ones and share the test with them as well. I hope you find this to be a learning experience. 

Assignment: Take the Implicit Association Test (Links to an external site.) examining any group of your choice. Once done, consider your test results and your perceptions towards that given group and how that may shape your current ideas and beliefs on family and relationships. This is not an easy task. Some folks introspect, but others may be in denial. You don’t have to reveal your test results to me. Simply write a couple of paragraphs analyzing how biases towards a certain group can impact our or others’ opportunities or life choices and in connection to chapter 3, write about how socialization and culture have played a role in the development of certain perspectives about certain groups.