Practice!
Stereotypes of people from other cultural groups are formed early in life by children and are the result of ignorance and lack of understanding. The following is a list compiled by elementary students.
Which ones are examples of stereotyping?
1) Every Asian is a whiz kid.
answer: stereotyping
2) Every Asian is smart in math.
answer: stereotyping
3) Mexicans are lazy and take siestas, naps, in the afternoon.
answer: stereotyping
4) Jews are all wealthy.
answer: stereotyping
5) Italians are part of the mafia.
answer: stereotyping
6) French have body odor and hairy armpits.
answer: stereotyping
7) Americans are smarter than people in other countries.
answer: stereotyping
8) Americans are better than people in other countries.
answer: stereotyping
9) Arabs are wealthy.
answer: stereotyping
10) Scandinavians are totally uninhibited and hang out in hash bars.
answer: stereotyping
11) Germans are Nazis.
answer: stereotyping
12) Honda automobiles should be banned from the U. S. because they are built by Kamikaze Japanese.
answer: stereotyping
13) All African-Americans can sing and dance.
answer: stereotyping