Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet

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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

Africans are criminals

White men are abusive

Hispanics are gang

memebers

Ethnicity

Africans are better

athletes

Asians are smarter

Mexicans work harder

and work for less

Gender

Men are powerful

Women do not deserve

to be treated equal

Men work harder

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?

One benefit of stereotypes is that the ones being stereotyped, is that the stereotype itself may be positive
one. Of course, this could also backfire if you benefit from a stereotype of a group in which you fit ,but the
stereotype does not apply to you who you are. In some case certain stereotypes can help a person land a
job, build a respectable reputation and even find love.

What are the negative aspects of stereotypes?

I negative thing that comes to mind when thinking about stereotyping is the fact that people do it with a
closed mind. Stereotyping provides a view which is usually based on some truths and facts, but is often
limited and biased. It tends to be a summary leaning toward the view point of its creator. Other non-critical
thinkers can be seduced by these types of stereotypes which simplify the world. These non-critical

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thinkers accept the stereotype and may perpetuate and spread it whether it is intentional or not.
Stereotyping is part of who we are, but we should realize that people could look at us the same way. We
need to treat everyone the same and approach every situation with an open mind.

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.
A stereotype is the grouping of all people, that you assume are similar or have things in common.
some examples of this that come to mind are blondes are ditzy, or all Asians are good at painting
nails, African Americans are awesome at sports. I do not agree with these examples, but they are
what popped into my head.
Being prejudice is assuming something about a person or group of people, but in this case it is
because you are judging them. Some examples could be: I do not like African Americans because
they are criminals, or I do not like Mexican because they take all our jobs and over whelm our welfare
system.

What is the relationship between stereotyping and prejudice?

Prejudice is a feeling people have, simply means to "pre-judge" someone in their mind, due to certain
characteristics, religion or other reasons. A stereotype is the actual character or image that people make
about others who are different than themselves. The relationship between the two is that one is having the
wrong impression of a person before meeting them, the other is thinking that they are all the exact same
as the others, that they have met.

What can be done to prevent prejudice from occurring?

You can never prevent it from happening, but educating people is a big help. It is good to help people get
to know and understand other groups and cultures. Start at a young age,so it can hopefully help before
young people form prejudices. The problem can be their parents, if they are bigots, it make it very hard to
change that.
Source:
Racial and Ethnic Groups, Thirteenth edition, by Richard T. Schaefer. Published by Merrill Prentice Hall.
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