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Nigeria

Diversity and Stereotypes. Nigeria. Facts about Nigeria. How many languages have been spoken in Nigeria over time? 521 How many cultural or ethnic groups are in Nigeria? Over 250 ethnic groups have been reported in Nigeria. Diversity.

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Nigeria

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  1. Diversity and Stereotypes Nigeria

  2. Facts about Nigeria • How many languages have been spoken in Nigeria over time? • 521 • How many cultural or ethnic groups are in Nigeria? • Over 250 ethnic groups have been reported in Nigeria.

  3. Diversity • What does Diversity mean in Nigeria as compared to the US?

  4. Stereotypes • Stereotype is defined as: asimplified and standardizedconception or imageinvestedwithspecialmeaning and heldincommon by members of a group. • Are stereotypes usually positive or negative? Give examples.

  5. Stereotypes of Africans • The following words are often associated with Africa or Africans. Why might some people find them offensive? Tribe primordial hut savage primitive timeless backward

  6. Definitions • Tribe • A community in a traditional society consisting of a group of linked or related families. • Primordial/Primitive • From an early stage of evolution or civilization. Outdated; simple; crude.

  7. Definitions continued… • Savage • Wild and fierce; hostile; uncivilized; uncontrolled. • Hut, timeless, backward.

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