Jay M. Brown
Stereotyping and Stereotyped Terms
Objectives
Students will begin to understand various stereotyped words, what stereotyping is, and how it affects one person’s behavior towards another.
Equipment and Materials Needed
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Chalk
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Chalkboard
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Ditto Sheets of Words
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Presenting the Lesson
Students are informed that they will be given a ditto sheet containing a list of words. Without signing their name to the paper, they will place next to each of the words the name of any one of the following ethnic groups that they feel is described by the word: Blacks, Puerto Ricans, Jewish, Catholic, Irish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese.
When the entire class has completed the sheets they will be collected and a master list will be compiled on the chalkboard, showing each of the words and what group or groups the students felt the word represented.
A discussion on stereotyping and what stereotyping does to an individual or group should follow.
Lesson should take approximately two periods.
The Word List
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Aggressive
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Jovial
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Aimless
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Kind
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Alert
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Large noses
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Ambitious
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Lazy
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Argumentative
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Loud
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Arrogant
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Loyal to family ties
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Artistic
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Materialistic
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Athletic
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Musical
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Attention-seeking
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Naive
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Bitter
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Nonbeliever
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Boastful
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Oppressed
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Brave
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Poor
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Brilliant
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Practical
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Casual
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Prejudiced
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Conceited
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Quarrelsome
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Cowardly
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Quick-tempered
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Critical
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Quiet
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Cruel
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Radical
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Cynical
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Reserved
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Dark complexion
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Rich
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Dark-skinned
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Rude
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Deceitful
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Secure
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Democratic
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Sensitive
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Dull
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Sly
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Efficient
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Small
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Evasive
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Sophisticated
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Faithful
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Sportsmanlike
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Frivolous
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Straightforward
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Generous
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Strange
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Gregarious
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Stubborn
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Happy-go-lucky
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Stupid
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Hard-working
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Superstitious
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Honest
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Suspicious
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Humorous
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Stingy
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Humorless
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Talkative
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Ignorant
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Tradition-loving
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Imaginative
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Treacherous
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Immoral
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Uninformed
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Impulsive
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Very religious
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Industrious
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Warlike
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Insecure
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Witty
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Intelligent
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Yellow-skinned
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Summary and Evaluation
Students should start to become aware that we cannot assign any one group individual characteristics, and that stereotyping is another way we express our personal prejudices.
