Understanding Prejudice.(Brief article)(Video recording review)

Understanding Prejudice. DVD. 29 min. VEA. 2008, 2009 release. $129.95.

Gr 9 Up--Defining prejudice as "taking one aspect of a person and using it to define their whole being," this program examines the nature of prejudice around the world. Offering the notion that it is human nature to be suspicious of others and to make assumptions about those who are different, a female Australian-accented narrator describes how all societies form opinions based on skin color, gender, religion, mental health, and fashion. Film footage from around the world shows people at work, play, and school, highlighting the obvious visual differences. A clinical psychologist weighs in about inherited …