Stereotyping

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

Stereotypes can affect how people treat each other? 

• True
• False

Stereotypes can be positive or negative

• True

• False

A black cat is seen as superstitious and brings ... luck.

• good

• bad

A donkey is stereotyped as being ...

• heavy

• stubborn

• cross

• fat