Week 4 Assignment 7/27/2013

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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 | White people have no rythem. | Africian Americans are all good at basketball | All Asians are very intellegent | Gender | Women are not as smart as men | Men are better at sports | Men are messy and unclean | Sexual orientation | Feminine men are gay | Masculant women are lesbiens | Homosexuality is wrong and immoral |

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?

Some people believe that stereotypes can be positive. Some people think that stereotyping can help you land a job, some people believe that they will have a better reputation if they stereotype against others, and others even believe that stereotyping can help you find love. However, I do not believe anything positive comes from stereotyping.

What are the negative aspects of stereotypes? Some of the negative asspects of stereotyping is that for one most of it is not true. Another negative thing about stereotyping is that you mind is closed, with an open mind you could explre new things or met new people when you stereotype you can miss out on so much.

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? Use examples to illustrate the differences. Stereotyping is over simplifying standered images of a person or group An example of this is saying that all African Americans are good at sports. Prejudice is an opionion formed before hand usually a negative one an example of this would be not liking someone just because og their color or background. Steotyping is juding a group of individuals or person based on things such as their beliefs or religion, prejudice is judging a person without any knowledge of them.

What is the relationship between stereotyping and prejudice? The relationship between them is that they both judge a person or group by things such as race, religion, ethnic, gender, etc. They usually judge a person or group in a negative way, they can both be for some of the same reason such as being taught by others such as parents or grandparents or being influence by individusld to fit in.

What can be done to prevent prejudice from occurring? To prevent prejudice from occurring you first need to have an open mind, You need to not let yourself be influence by others instead you need to get to know a person or group, and again have an open mind. You need to have the mind from that everyone should be treated equally, even if they may be different from you.

References: Different between racesism and stereotyping.com WWW.compopularisuuesrasism rasism in America

References: Different between racesism and stereotyping.com WWW.compopularisuuesrasism rasism in America