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Crash Course
Race, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Landscape: Crash Course Geography
Sometimes culture can seem invisible like when we're surrounded by signals that tell us we're with others who are like us, but if we live or travel somewhere where the traits that define social norms are not our traits, culture can...
PBS
What is Ethnicity?
What's the difference between race and ethnicity? Can a person have more than one ethnic identity? Today Danielle explores the history and evolution of different ethnicities that make up America.
Crash Course
Racial/Ethnic Prejudice & Discrimination: Crash Course Sociology
What’s the difference between race and ethnicity? Today we’ll look at how definitions of races and ethnicities have changed over time and across places. We also discuss the terms minority and minority-majority and how races are defined...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Linda Tropp - Intergroup Contact
Dr. Tropp’s research focuses on expectations and outcomes of intergroup contact, identification with social groups, interpretations of intergroup relationships, and responses to prejudice and disadvantage. She received the 2012...
Curated Video
South Africa Social Interactions
South Africans tend to be rather formal when you first meet them. But as long as you stick to the norms of behavior accepted in most places, interacting and living with them should be relatively easy. Cultural norms differ from one...
Crash Course
Discrimination: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today, Craig is going to wrap up our discussion of discrimination by looking more closely at those “discrete and insular minorities” referenced in the 14th Amendment. We’ll talk about instances of discrimination of Asian, European, and...
Wonderscape
Social Studies Kids: Cultural Diversity
This video explores the importance of cultural diversity and multiculturalism. It discusses the definition of culture, the benefits of embracing diverse perspectives, and the barriers to multiculturalism. It also provides suggestions for...
Curated Video
Indonesia Demographics
Indonesia is the world’s fourth-largest nation when it comes to population. Only China, India, and the US are larger. The country is a young nation currently experiencing a “demographic bonus,” meaning that 50 percent of its people are...
Wonderscape
Cultural Tapestry: Exploring the Richness of Diverse Traditions
Delve into the concept of culture, a blend of customs, art, achievements, and lifestyles unique to various groups. This video unpacks the layers of cultural diversity, emphasizing how family traditions, like eating black-eyed peas on...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Linda Tropp - Teachers Make a Difference - Jonathan Cheek
Dr. Tropp’s research focuses on expectations and outcomes of intergroup contact, identification with social groups, interpretations of intergroup relationships, and responses to prejudice and disadvantage. She received the 2012...
Curated Video
Subtitles and Societal Perceptions
David Bellos, Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, discusses how the use of subtitles can subtly change our perception of ethnic and cultural groups.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jennifer Richeson - Intergroup Relations
Yale Professor Richeson’s research examines multiple psychological phenomena related to cultural diversity. Her work generally concerns the ways in which sociocultural group memberships such as race, gender, and socio-economic status...
Wonderscape
Breaking Barriers: Understanding and Overcoming Challenges to Multiculturalism
Explore the complexities and obstacles hindering true multiculturalism, including systemic prejudice and discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, and more. This video explains how historical events and social systems perpetuate...
PBS
The Origin of Race in the USA
Do you believe that your race correlates to your skin tone? Because that wasn't always the case. So how did Americans come to believe that race equals certain visible physical characteristics such as skin color and hair? And why is it...
Mediacorp
The Power of Mothers in Combating Hoaxes in Indonesia
In this video, a group of Indonesian housewives are being trained to combat fake news through the use of a hoax Buster app. With the rise of extremist groups targeting vulnerable recruits online, these mothers are taking the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert J. Sternberg - Successful Intelligence
Robert J. Sternberg was most recently President and Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Wyoming. Before that, he was Provost, Senior Vice President, Regents Professor of Psychology and Education,...
Big Think
Why the U.S. is an anomaly among democracies | Eboo Patel
- From the time of the ancient Greeks, political philosophers believed the only way to have diversity in a society was for it to be an empire or a dictatorship. They thought homogeneity was the core of democracy: one ethnic group, one...
Big Think
Education Q&A with Amnesty International's Salil Shetty
Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty answers crowdsourced questions for the Global Education and Skills Forum, 2014. Don't miss new Big Think videos! Subscribe by clicking hereref='http://goo.gl/CPTsV5' target='_blank'...
BOAS Network
Robin Nelson
Anthropologist Dr. Robin Nelson discusses her research. AAPA Committee on Diversity IDEAS program and the BOAS network team up to bring you AAPA voices. The video is the result of the collaboration between the AAPA, the National Science...
BOAS Network
Ripan Malhi
Anthropologist Dr. Ripan Malhi discusses his research. AAPA Committee on Diversity IDEAS program and the BOAS network team up to bring you AAPA voices. The video is the result of the collaboration between the AAPA, the National Science...
BOAS Network
Richard Bribiescas
Anthropologist Dr. Richard Bribiescas discusses his research. AAPA Committee on Diversity IDEAS program and the BOAS network team up to bring you AAPA voices. The video is the result of the collaboration between the AAPA, the National...
BOAS Network
Jason De Leon
Anthropologist Dr. Jason De Leon discusses his research. AAPA Committee on Diversity IDEAS program and the BOAS network team up to bring you AAPA voices. The video is the result of the collaboration between the AAPA, the National Science...