The Village ExerciseExercise goalSlide 3Slide 4People of color and white peopleGuess what the distribution of races is in a 100 people village:This is the race/ethnicity distribution in a 100 people village:Distribution of men and women in the villages:Slide 9Diversity is more than race… See the literacy level of the villages:Who would have a college education in the villages?The internet in the villagesSlide 13People vary in other ways:Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17© 2007 Arizona State UniversityThe Village ExerciseFall 2007www.asu.edu/asu101Presenter Name, Ph.D.Presenter TitleArizona State UniversityLast updated 08-21-07 © 2007 Arizona State UniversityExercise goal•Welcome to ASU and to the diversity modules section of your ASU101 class. •This exercise will give you the opportunity to identify elements of diversity around the world and to compare your global community to your US community.•We are hoping that by learning about the diversity in the nation and the world, your curiosity will be stimulated and your perspective on differences, resources and privilege will be broadened.© 2007 Arizona State UniversityThe Village Exercise•In this exercise, we want you to think about the composition of the world and the US, and do so by using the metaphor of a village of 100 persons.•In reducing the world’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, what would the demographics look like?•Similarly, what would some of the conditions of education and poverty level look like in the US if we see the country as a village of 100 people?Population 100© 2007 Arizona State UniversityCompare and contrast side by side, the diversity facts from a global and national perspective, see what elements are more relevant to you.The world = 100 people The US = 100 people© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPeople of color and white people82 Non white people18 White people25 Non white people75 White people© 2007 Arizona State UniversityGuess what the distribution of races is in a 100 people village:__ Asians__ Africans__ Europeans__ Latin Americans__ from the US-Canada__ from the South Pacific100 Total__ Caucasian__ African American__ Hispanic/Latino__Asian American__ American Indian100 Total© 2007 Arizona State UniversityThis is the race/ethnicity distribution in a 100 people village:60 Asians14 Africans12 Europeans8 Latin Americans5 from the US-Canada1 from the South Pacific100 Total75 Caucasian12 African American8 Hispanic/Latino4 Asian American1 American Indian100 Total© 2007 Arizona State UniversityDistribution of men and women in the villages:51 Male49 Female49 Male51 Female© 2007 Arizona State UniversityWhat differences did you find between the global and the US populations?What race/ethnicity are most of our leaders?What gender are most of your instructors?© 2007 Arizona State UniversityDiversity is more than race…See the literacy level of the villages:3 out of 100would be unable to read67 out of 100would be unable to read© 2007 Arizona State UniversityWho would have a college education in the villages?27 out of 100would have aBA1 out of 100would have acollege education© 2007 Arizona State UniversityThe internet in the villages7 people would haveaccess to the Internet71 people would haveaccess to the Internet© 2007 Arizona State UniversityWhat differences in resources do you find striking?Is having a book synonymous of homework or privilege?© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPeople vary in other ways:67 Non-Christian33 Christian26 Non-Christian84 Christian© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPeople vary in other ways:5 out of the 100persons in theworld village,would control32% of the entireworld’s wealthAll 5 would be citizens of the US$© 2007 Arizona State UniversityWhat categories most surprised you in the world and the US villages?What categories are most relevant to you? Why?© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPlease reflect on the facts included in this exercise and proceed to take the village
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