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Appendix B
Part I
Define the following terms:
|Term |Definition |
|Stereotypes |Unreliable, exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual |
| |differences into account (Schaefer Vocab.) |
| |For me stereotypes is just rumors being spread by close minded people. |
|Prejudice |A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, such as racial or ethnic minority. ( |
| |Schaefer vocab.) |
|Labeling theory |Howard Becker originated it in the 1960s. It explains why people’s behavior is the way it is. |
| |(Schaefer vocab.) |
Part II
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 white people are prejudice. |All black people are to blame. |Not all Mexicans are |
| | | |trustworthy. |
|RELIGION |All Jews are Christ killers. |All Muslims are terrorists. |All Christians are rich. |
|GENDER |Males are more...