Stereotyping

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 Blacks aren’t as smart as white people Latino’s in America are all illegal immigrants All white people are geeks or nerds

Gender Women can’t drive Men only know how to fight and act like kids Men are better leaders

Age The elderly can’t drive All kids are undisciplined and misbehave Teenagers are irrisponsible

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?

If I were to say that stereotyping had any positive effects, then I guess I would have to use the example of, the push for equal rights be cause of it. Stereotyping has and more than likely always will be an issue the we face in everyday life. However, with all the negativity that is involved with stereotyping, it has created a unified fight, and pursuit for equality for all races, genders, and religious groups.

• What are the negative aspects of stereotypes?

Unfortunately most stereotyping has nothing but negative affect. Whats even more discouraging is that these opinions are passed down to people at a very young age. With the majority having a closed minded approach to the world around them, and the people in it, they then too pass those thought and opinons to their children. Sadly, we will never be able to rid our nations issue of prejudice and sterotyping. We can only hope to inform and educate so that we can contain it.

Part III

Answer each...