Stereotypes

Associate Program Material JENNIFER JOHNSON8/9/2013

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 |
|Religion |False idols |Marriages |Fasting |
|Sexual Orientation |suicidal |Great with fashion |Certain mannerisms |
|Race |illiterate |All on welfare |Gangsters |

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? Religion was created to give people a sense of belonging and hope. It gave kids the Easter bunny, Santa, and Halloween, Sure it’s wonderful to be giving to mankind. Sexual orientation is of no concern I love any orientation and we are all human, who am I to hate someone or judge, they didn’t do anything to me. Race is great I’m proud just like everyone else is proud of their heritage and it’s great. Love the aspects of different styles and foods and music. All races contributed something to history.

What are the negative aspects of stereotypes? The negative aspects of stereotypes are that they tend to stick around for decades. We hear all the racial stereotype jokes, and even serious crimes were committed and blamed. I remember the Charles Manson murders and he would leave watermelon rhinos and seeds at the crime and blame the murders on the black race. Just about every race has a negative stereo type. It is a shame that the negative usually weighs more than the good. So many people did so many things and it gets over shadowed by whoever is running the show.

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? Prejudice is a negative attitude that rejects an entire group; discrimination is behavior that deprives a group of certain rights or opportunities. Prejudice does not necessarily coincide with discrimination.
Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to people and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons. Unlike prejudice, discrimination involves behavior that excludes members of a group from certain rights, opportunities and privileges.

Racial and Ethnic Groups, Thirteenth edition, by Richard T. Schaefer. Published by Merrill Prentice Hall. Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.

What is the relationship between stereotyping and prejudice?
The relationship between stereotyping and prejudice is fear or just clear out blame others to make you feel better. People fear things so you make up ways to cope with it; it’s like a psych trick. Stereotypes are myths and gossip of someone else’s features and cultures and prejudice is the body that all this resides in. The hateful or discriminating person is the catalyst or the vessel, stereotypes are the flesh and prejudice is the soul.

What can be done to prevent prejudice from occurring?
Simply step out your comfort zone or boundary and go dwell in their culture .You can see so much of another race or ethnic background if you go to their city or home of origin. Do not believe everything you hear. Go and see for yourself, this may be your journey to finding you best friend in the end or potential spouse.