Eth125 Appendix B

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Appendix B

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |

|Stereotypes |Are unreliable, exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that does not take |

| |individual differences. |

|Prejudice |Is a negative attitude that rejects the entire group. |

|Labeling theory |Is based on the idea that behaviors are deviant only when society labels them as deviant. |

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 |Color |gender |Prejudice |

|Sexual orientation |gender |sexuality |prejudice |

|Disability |Mental |Physical |bipolar |

Part III

Answer each question in 100 to 150 words related to those stereotypes:

• What are the positive aspects of the stereotypes, if any?

I believe that you can do anything to make positive aspects of the stereotypes that we know of and what some people use everyday. Usually when I hear somebody being negative about somebody’s color, gender, or sexuality I would turn the other way, and then if it got to the point to where I...