Analyses des discriminations

Teacher(s)

Casini Annalisa;

Language

French

Content

Based on the psychosocial literature and active pedagogy, this course aims to present comprehensively and critically the methods, concepts and main theories related to discrimination analysis. Thus, the course focuses on the processes involved in the formation, consequences and reduction of stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination, whether at the micro level (individuals and inter-individual relations), the meso level (organisations) or the macro level (policies). These processes will be analysed for different stigmatised social groups such as ethnic minorities, unemployed people, homosexual and transgender people, and people with 'non-normative bodies' (obese people, physically disabled people, etc.). Particular emphasis will be placed on the different forms of sexism and the situation of women in the world of work.

Teaching methods

After 2 introductory sessions, the following sessions will be devoted to discussion of the various chapters that the students will have read beforehand. The discussions will be enhanced by theoretical clarifications presented by the professor. Each discussion will be preceded by a time to answer the 3 questions to check the reading of the chapter(s).

The 9th session will be used to supervise the group work, and the 10th session will be devoted to the oral presentation to the class of the work done by each group.
 

Evaluation methods

• 1st term

The evaluation will consist of two parts:
1.  an individual written test aimed at assessing the students' appropriation of the theories and methods specific to research on discrimination. This test consists of 9 to 12 closed questions which will be asked at the beginning of each session and relate to the chapter(s) that the students will have read beforehand. A maximum of 2 absences will be tolerated
2. a collective test (in sub-groups) consisting in analysing, with the help of the theoretical tools seen in the course, an actual case of discrimination that the students themselves will have reported (based on their personal or professional experience). In concrete terms, the product of the analyses will take the form of a PowerPoint presentation and a collective oral presentation to the class. 
The 2 tests will be graded on 20 points.
 
NB. The final result of the 1st session will be the average of the two tests.
- Possible retesting
If the grade for the individual test is less than 10/20 or the student has accumulated too many absences (3 or more), he/she will be invited to take an oral examination. In this oral exam, students will be asked to critically reflect on their life experiences (including professional life) in light of the concepts and main theories related to the analysis of discrimination seen in the course. Students will be asked to refer explicitly to the theories and authors studied and not make a generic commentary lacking specific content.

Other information

The use of generative Artificial Intelligence tools is forbidden for group work.
The course is given in French, but a set of English slides is available for international students: no
The core reading for the course is in French, but equivalent core reading is available for international students in English: no
The standard exam is a written exam in French. However, international students taking this course:

• Will be allowed to use a dictionary when taking the written exam in French: yes
• Will be allowed 33% more time when taking the written exam in French: yes
• Are provided with the opportunity to take the written exam in English: yes 
• Are provided with the opportunity to take an alternative oral exam in English: yes 

The course requires coursework in French. However, international students taking this course:

• Can provide the coursework in English: yes
• Can be exempt from providing the coursework: no

Online resources

PowerPoints and other documents available on the course Moodle page
Site : http://www.prejuges-stereotypes.net/ 

Teaching materials

• PowerPoints
• Faniko, K., Bourguignon, D., Sarrasin, O., Guimond, S. (eds.) (2022). 2e Édition.Psychologie de la discrimination et des préjugés : de la théorie à la pratique. De Boeck : Louvain-la-Neuve.
• Ringelheim, J., Charlier, P, et. al. (2015). Les lois belges de 2007 et la lutte contre la discrimination : les leçons de la pratique. In: J. Ringelheim, G. Herman et A. Rea, Politiques antidiscriminatoires, De Boeck : Louvain-la-Neuve, p. 101-121
• Délouvée S. & Légal J-B. (2015). Stéréotypes, préjugés et discrimination. Éditions Dunod : Paris.
• Yzerbyt, V. & Demoulin, S. (2019). Les relations intergroupes, Presses Universitaires de Grenoble : Grenoble.
• Whitley, B. E., Kite, M., Arciszewski, T., Yzerbyt, V., & Demoulin, S. (2013). Psychologie des préjugés et de la discrimination. De Boeck.
• Casini, A., Gervais, M. J., & Messing, K. (2021). Genre et travail: le regard de la psychologie et de l’ergonomie. In V.Yzerbyt, I. Roskam et A. Casini ; "Les psychologies du genre". Mardaga: Bruxelles.

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