ASSIGNMENT
Read this article summarizing the results on a research study of minorities’ increased vulnerability to PTSD: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922129/
Watch this videotaped TEDx Talk about the negative health effects of racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClBjIdpjb78
Share your impressions of the information shared in the TEDx Talk video.
Identify at least one step you can take to change your own or others’ biased, racist or discriminatory beliefs/language/behavior. You can find ideas on the United Nations (UN) “Let’s Fight Racism” website: http://www.un.org/en/letsfightracism/.
Support your ideas with academic, peer-reviewed sources, such as your readings for the week and/or the sources mentioned in the instructions for this assignment.
