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Before you can bust a bias (and use positive and equitable curriculum materials) you need to recognize that it is present. Although each form rarely stands alone, what bias is most evident in these seven scenarios?

1
During Hispanic Heritage month, the librarian places Spanish language stories on display.
A)Stereotyping
B)Fragmentation
C)Linguistic Bias
D)Cosmetic Bias
E)Imbalance and Selectivity
F)Invisibility
G)Unreality
2
A social studies unit on adventurers covers European explorers.
A)Stereotyping
B)Fragmentation
C)Unreality
D)Linguistic Bias
E)Cosmetic Bias
F)Imbalance and Selectivity
G)Invisibility
3
Mothers and fathers in the health videos solve family problems smoothly and without outside resources.
A)Stereotyping
B)Fragmentation
C)Linguistic Bias
D)Cosmetic Bias
E)Imbalance and Selectivity
F)Invisibility
G)Unreality
4
A Web site suggests strategies for identifying learning disabilities by describing four boys with reading and speaking problems.
A)Stereotyping
B)Fragmentation
C)Unreality
D)Linguistic Bias
E)Cosmetic Bias
F)Imbalance and Selectivity
G)Invisibility
5
Religious factors related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, were not included in the unit's readings.
A)Stereotyping
B)Fragmentation
C)Linguistic Bias
D)Cosmetic Bias
E)Imbalance and Selectivity
F)Invisibility
G)Unreality
6
In the elementary career curriculum, job titles include cameramen, baseball player and seamstress.
A)Stereotyping
B)Fragmentation
C)Linguistic Bias
D)Cosmetic Bias
E)Imbalance and Selectivity
F)Invisibility
G)Unreality
7
The school's homepage opens with an eye-catching animation of students (from numerous racial and ethnic groups) yet the Web developers on the credit line are all male names.
A)Stereotyping
B)Fragmentation
C)Linguistic Bias
D)Cosmetic Bias
E)Imbalance and Selectivity
F)Invisibility
G)Unreality







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