Activities
- How easily do we stereotype people?
- Can you put yourself in the picture (l)?
- Can you put yourself in the picture (ll)?
1. How easily do we stereotype people?
In your group:
Discuss how the following groups are seen by society. Come up with a single sentence to describe how they would be stereotyped:
- Teenage girls
- The elderly
- Teenage boys
- Parents
- Teachers
- Policemen
- Older brothers
- Older sisters
- Hoodies
- Footballers
Question 1: Have you been able to decide on these answers?
Question 2: Which stereotypes do you recognise:
- Are they good at speaking in public?
- Are they good at martial arts?
- Are they thin and starving?
- Are they brainy and hard working?
- Are they into guns, drugs and gangs?
- Are they religious fanatics?
