The Village Exercise

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The Village Exercise

• Fall 2007

Presenter Name, Ph.D. Presenter Title Arizona
State University    Last updated 08-21-07  
www.asu.edu/asu101
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Exercise 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.

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The 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 worlds 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
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The world 100 people
The US 100 people

• Compare and contrast side by side, the diversity
  facts from a global and national perspective, see
  what elements are more relevant to you.

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People of color and white people
82 Non white people
25 Non white people
18 White people
75 White people
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Guess what the distribution of races is in a 100
people village
__ Asians __ Africans __ Europeans __ Latin
Americans __ from the US-Canada __ from the
South Pacific 100 Total
__ Caucasian __ African American __
Hispanic/Latino __Asian American __ American
Indian 100 Total
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This is the race/ethnicity distribution in a
100 people village
60 Asians 14 Africans 12 Europeans 8 Latin
Americans 5 from the US-Canada 1 from the South
Pacific 100 Total
75 Caucasian 12 African American 8
Hispanic/Latino 4 Asian American 1 American
Indian 100 Total
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Distribution of men and women in the villages
51 Male
49 Male
49 Female
51 Female
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What 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?
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Diversity is more than raceSee the literacy
level of the villages
3 out of 100 would be unable to read
67 out of 100 would be unable to read
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Who would have a college education in the
villages?
27 out of 100 would have a BA
1 out of 100 would have a college education
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The internet in the villages
7 people would have access to the Internet
71 people would have access to the Internet
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What differences in resources do you find
striking?Is having a book synonymous of
homework or privilege?
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People vary in other ways
67 Non-Christian
26 Non-Christian
33 Christian
84 Christian
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People vary in other ways
5 out of the 100 persons in the world
village, would control 32 of the entire worlds
wealth

All 5 would be citizens of the US
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What categories most surprised you in the world
and the US villages?What categories are most
relevant to you? Why?
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Please reflect on the facts included in this
exercise and proceed to take the village quiz