Stereotype

What is a stereotype?

• A type of stereo music player

• Something only children believe.

• When a person is shown in a way that is not completely true, but is often believed to be true.

• Something that only applies to Canadians.

What is a stereotype ?

• the value of a person

• an idea of a particular type of person or thing.

• a quality of a dog

A popular belief about a group of people based on wrong assumptions is called a _______.

• stereotype

• gender

• religion

• record player

Encouraging a little girl to be sweet and dress up like a princess because she is a girl is an example of _______.

• media

• feminine traits

• gender stereotyping

• masculine traits

What is a stereotypical sentence?

• Boys are stronger than women

• Men are better drivers than women

• Girls are stronger then boys

• Girls don't cry

Which of the following is affected by stereotypes?

• Race

• Gender

• Religion

• Personal appereance

Which job is a male gender role?

• Cleaner

• Chef

• Nurse

• Babysitter

Men conform to gender stereotypes when they ___________.

• Cook

• Fight

• Clean

• Play sports

Men combat gender stereotypes when they _________

• Cook

• Clean

• Play sports

• Fight

Men and women should combat gender stereotypes because then....

• We can be the same

• We can try harder

• We can have gender equality

• We can try something new