text: the social order, Ehe relative inportance of the father or the mother, the naid or the qrandmother. are encountered and accepted during the earli,est stages of cognitive and aftective developnent. Having once learned that there are social oEder difterences, either at hone, or in lhe housebolds of friends, children seek, often subconsciously. for clues to explain the observed reality of differential poirer relationships. The facC that issues concerning social- pouer are generally noC discussed, at least not in front of the chitdren, makes the quest for clues seen additionally inporlant, 54. In almost a1l multi-racial societi,es some correlation exists betldeen social status and race, the single povrer relationship that is least honestly examined and least frankly discussed. Since most parents and nany teachers have no clear idea of thae importane relationship, they are unable !o conmunicate etfectively lrith children on the subject of status and race. Rather, they tend to give inconplete anseers to questions and to pass on their own atlitudes and prejudices by denonstrating them in tbeir manner and behaviour tovrard people of differentsraces. L9/ A/ 40/694/Ad.t. L EngIi3tr Page 17 55. Investigations ot that poeer relationship, most notably by UI'IESCO, haee shov'ed that: (a) Ihat tbe hrstory of slaeery and colonial.ism placed various ethnic aroups at a d i sadvantage; (b) The resulting inequalities t'ere fresuentty perpetuated by economic and soci.aL differences and by ethnocentric assumptj,ons ot culcural superiority by the doninant rac ial g roupsi (c) Di,verse cultures arose j,n diverse situations. generally attestinq to the adaptive intelliqence of all human berngs, and producinq a ri.ch heritage ot culCuraI diversityi (d) That all human beinqs helong to a si.nqle speci.es, descended trom a conmon stock, possessing eoual faculties tor attaininq the hiqhest levels 3t intellectual and social developnenl. These conclusions denonstrate Chat a nunber of tactors that happen to be correlated
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the social and cultural aspects of power relationships, particularly in the context of race and ethnicity. It touches on the historical and systemic inequalities that have been perpetuated, and the importance of understanding these relationships in order to promote social justice and equality. The text also mentions the role of education and communication in shaping children's understanding of these relationships.