Cultural Awareness Learning Module One

Table of Contents
Table of contents ................................................................................................................. i
Pretest...................................................................................................................................1
Definition of Terms .............................................................................................................2
Subtopic 1 An Introduction to Cultural .....................................................................5
Timeline ...............................................................................................................................5
Section 1 Learning Objectives ....................................................................................5
Section 2 Ice Breaker...................................................................................................6
Section 3 Content Overview: Cultural descriptors ......................................................6
Section 4 Activity One.................................................................................................8
Section 5 Handout......................................................................................................10
Section 6 Cultural Influences.....................................................................................10
Section 7 Activity Two ..............................................................................................11
Subtopic 2 Cultural Identity ......................................................................................12
Timeline ..................................................................................................................12
Section 1 Learning Objectives..................................................................................12
Section 2 Ice Breaker................................................................................................12
Section 3 Content Overview .....................................................................................13
Section 4 Activity One..............................................................................................14
Subtopic 3 Issues of Ethnocentrism verses Cultural Relativism ............................15
Timeline .............................................................................................................................15
Section 1 Learning Objectives..................................................................................15
Section 2 Ice Breaker................................................................................................15
Section 3 Content Overview ....................................................................................16
Section 4 Activity One..............................................................................................17
Section 5 Handout (Activity One) ............................................................................18
Section 6 Activity two ..............................................................................................20
Section 7 Handout (Activity Two)............................................................................21
Subtopic 4 Stereotyping, Bias and Prejudice ..........................................................22
Timeline .............................................................................................................................22
Section 1 Learning Objectives..................................................................................22
Section 2 Ice Breaker................................................................................................23
Section 3 Content Overview: What are stereotypes, bias, and prejudice? ...............24
Section 4 Activity One..............................................................................................25
Section 5 Content Overview: Benefits of White Privilege ......................................26
Section 6 Activity Two .............................................................................................31