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Who participates?- Identifying diversity
Theme: Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Key Learning Area: English - Health and Physical Education (HPE) - Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) - Technology
Age Group: Secondary Lower (13-14) - Secondary Middle (15-16) Resource Type: Audio-visual
Stimulus Name: Who participates?- Identifying diversity
Outcomes
Students listen strategically and discuss issues to understand the stereotypical portrayals of cultural groups presented in the media.
Introduction
Nick Giannopoulos, producer/director of "The Wog Boy" gives some insights on the non-representation of Australia's cultural diversity in the popular media.
Worksheets to download
Quick Time Sample (video File)
Transcript (rtf File)
Television questionaire (rtf File)
Suggested Activities
- Listen to sound bite and answer the following questions
- What does Nick Giannopoulos believe is the view overseas countries have of Australian society?
- How are these views formed?
- What does Nick Giannopoulos believe will change the narrow ideas and programming standards of television in Australia?
- Download Television Questionaire.
Groups of students use questionnaires and view popular television shows to observe actors used and characters portrayed.
After viewing discuss the findings:
- How were the different groups (eg sex, race) portrayed?
- Based on the portrayals, of which group would you want to be a member?
- In what ways do the different portrayals represent your view of that particular group?
- How do you think you would feel if you were a member of one of the groups negatively portrayed?
- In what way do you think that your opinions about other people are influenced, if at all, by the television programs you watch?
- Are you concerned about the way certain groups of people seem to be portrayed?
- If yes, what are you going to do about it?
Additional Strategies
- Students examine how various Australian cultural groups are portrayed in other forms of the media eg radio, newspaper, film, advertising.
- Find an example of a stereotyped portrayal in the media and rewrite or redesign to better reflect Australia's cultural diversity.
Related Resources
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Copyright Acknowledgement
NSW Board of Studies and University of Technology Sydney
Nick Giannopoulos
BOS NSW / UTS CD-ROM "Making Multicultural Australia"
Date: 10 October 2000
