1 / 14

Stereotypes

Stereotypes. Introduction to Socialization with Racism. Definitions - Stereotypes. Simplified traits given to a person or specific group Believe that all people with a similar characteristic are the same

roy
Download Presentation

Stereotypes

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Stereotypes Introduction to Socialization with Racism

  2. Definitions - Stereotypes • Simplified traits given to a person or specific group • Believe that all people with a similar characteristic are the same • Can shape thinking about people and situations rather than see everyone as a unique individual • Often based in history

  3. Definitions - Prejudice • Refer to internal thoughts, feelings,, attitudes, and assumptions about a group • Relates to our own ideas about the social group they belong to • Occurs when value is added to a stereotype • Everyone has prejudices, we deny them because society tells us they are bad

  4. Definitions - Discrimination • Actions based on prejudices against other social groups or individuals • Examples: ignoring, avoiding, excluding, jokes, threats, violence • Learned from our own social groups

  5. Why are Stereotypes Bad? • They don’t encourage success • Can lead to bullying from a young age – picking on people because of characteristics can lead to more severe bullying • Can lead to lives full of hate or fear depending on whether you are the victim or the propagator

  6. Video

  7. Most Common Types of Stereotypes - Racial Grouping an entire race together according to general opinions or observations Example: all black people are good athletes

  8. Most Common Types of Stereotypes - Gender Profiling people according to there gender as a male or female Example: all girls like pink, and all boys like blue

  9. Most Common Types of Stereotypes - Cultural General assumptions about cultures or countries as a whole Example: all Canadians live in igloos and say “eh”

  10. Most Common Types of Stereotypes - Group/Individual Grouping of people according to traits (cliques) Most often seen in schools Example: Preps, Jocks, Goths, Skaters, etc.

  11. Most Common Types of Stereotypes - Sexual In relation to sexual orientation and how people act Example: homophobia

  12. Extreme Situations • Racism – believe a certain race is better than another, based on a person’s prejudices and aren’t reasonable • Homophobia – fear or hatred of people because of their sexual orientation or gender identification

  13. How do you stop stereotypes?

  14. Fighting Stereotypes – HOW? • Be aware of them and actively try to change • Think before you act towards another person • Think of people as an individual rather than part of a group • Affirm self worth (victims) so comments won’t effect them as much • Look to role models for guidance • Watch language used to describe situations

More Related