Stereotypes and Prejudice

Associate Program Material

Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet

Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet.

Part I

Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each:

• Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability

|Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 |
|Race |All black people eat fried chicken|Most Mexicans are immigrants |All white people are races |
|Gender |Woman should do nothing but cook |Men are supposed to do the work |Women are meant to be submissive |
| |and clean and have babies |and be the bread winners |to their men |
|Ethnicity |All Hispanics are alike |African and Blacks are the same |Arab americans are terrorist |

Part II

Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use.

What are the positive aspects of stereotypes, if any?

There really are no positive aspects in my opinion as I presented the information abovce this is not based on how I myself think but from thje different things I have heard throughout the years. Many times when we stereotype we forget that we are takingaway that person or persons identity. We are alike but all are very different that is what makes us there are no two people completely alike.

What are the negative aspects of stereotypes?

The negative aspects are as I stated earlier the losing of ones identity and at times the lowering of self esteem.Look at it this way what if you were a honor student exceeded standards and lived your life in a positive way seeing good in everyone. Then one day you are told because of the color or lack of color of your skin that someone thought just by looking at you this was the complete opposite. Some people would really be hurt by this we should be seen for what we do not who we are.

Part III

Answer each question in 50 to 150 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use.

Define stereotypes and prejudice. What is the difference between stereotyping and prejudice? Use examples to illustrate the differences.

There are a few differences in stereotyping and prejudice. Stereotyping is more on a general level it is often used to define a culture or people as a whole. Whereas prejudice is focused more on the individual aspect. This is when someone generalizes you on how you present yourself and focus more on the negatives typically than the positive.

What is the relationship between stereotyping and prejudice?

The overall relationship between the two is the act of judging before getting to know someone. Analyzing for youself who or what that person is about before they have been given the chance to show or talk about who orr what they are about.

What can be done to prevent prejudice from occurring?

Education is about the only thing that can be done also if the media would began to focusmore on the positive aspects of different cultures opposed to always portraying the negative. For example when negative things happen they are broadcast all over this way everyone will know which there is nothing wrong with this. But at the same time when positive things are done they should also be given that same portrayal this gives people better outlooks on different cultures instead of always focusing on the negative.