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