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 African Americans can play |Asian people can drive |Caucasian Americans do not have |
| |basketball | |rhythm |
|Sexual Orientation |Most African American dads do not |Blonde Women are unintelligent |Females responsibility should be |
| |support their kids | |in the kitchen |
|Disability |Handicap people can’t take care of|Handicap people look for sympathy |Handicap people are outcast in the|
| |themselves | |American society |
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?
When it comes to stereotypes there aren’t any positive examples. The problem with stereotypes is then can make a person more close minded when it comes to a certain race, religion, sex, or gender. Sometime other stereotypes are created from other stereotypes. An example is in the chapter of the...
