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I ? ' " " ~ " ? ANSW ER THESe QUEST?ONS A stereotype is an opinion you form about all the people in a category or group based on what you have heard abo.ut some people in that category. Do you stereotype people you don't even know? Have you seen stereotypes in action? Have you experienced them? Answer the following ? questions and compare answers with your class mates. ? Have you ever been described in a way that included your race? ? Can you list some stereo types for blacks, whites, teenagers, gays, men and women? ? Have you ever Ireen encouraged to act in a particular way because of your gender? ? Is it okay for people of dif ferent races to date? Is it okay for them to marry? ? What do you assume about someone who lives > in an expensive home? About someone who lives in a public housing project? It is unusual for people of different races to date. Does our society discourage mixed race dating? How? Why? Few women work in construction. Does our society discour age girls from taking up this kind of career? How? Why? DlscUss THE PICTURES Look through today's newspaper and clip pictures of people in the news. Paste them on paper, or hang them up where everyone can see them. From the picture, write down what you think the people in the pictures would be like. Then read the stories and see if your description is true. Repeat this activity by bring ing pictures from home and hav ing your classmates describe what they think each person would be like. When you have finished, compare ideas on how you judged the people in the pictures. by the color of their hair? The expression on their faces? Their skin? The clothes they wear? Their sex or age? Their jewelry? How about the way they stand? Are these stereotypes? Were you surprised at the conclusions? How right or wrong was your class's assumptions about the peo ple in the paper, or the people you knew? RjCle Pl Ay LNg Look through the newspaper to find stories related to diversity issues that are important to you and your classmates. These could include sto ries about racial issues, dating, reli gious differences, holidays, gender, social status or handicapped individ uals. Do some role playing. How would you act if you were the per son being written about in the story? Pretend a reporter has asked you a question that you see in the story, and write down your own answer or "quote." Compare it to what the per son in the story said, and see what you can conclude about values you do or do not share with the person in the article. The -iSm s ?ft Some stereotypes are defined through "-ISMs." "-ISMs" are a kind of discrimination against people because of something that's out of their control?their sex, their age, their skin color or their ethnic her itage. Here are a few: ? Racism?Separating people due to their race, and believing that people of other races are inferior. ? Sexism?Putting labels on people because of their sex. For example: "She can't handle the job because women are too emotional." ? Classism?Defining people by how much money they do or do not have. "He wouldn't like the orchestra concert; he works in a gas station." They wouldn't like that kind of music. ? Ageism?Discriminating against people, young and old, due to their age. "Don't Ixither asking her opinion, she's 80 years old." Other "-ISMs" don't have a name, but deal with appearance: ? Fat vs. skinny ? Tall vs. short ? Blond vs. brown ? Pretty vs. ugly WHA T Abo JT ?T Look around the room. Have you ever put anyone into a category that reflected one or several of these "ISMs?" Are you brave enough to admit it and talk about it? Are "ISMs" more dangerous if they are out in the open, or hidden? Do some "ISMs" affect you but not grownups, and ?ice versa? Have you ever been an "ISM" vic tim? Which "ISM" affected you? How did you feel? How did you^cnow that you were being discriminated against?
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