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University of Phoenix Material Appendix B Part I Define the following terms: Term Stereotypes Prejudice Labeling theory Definition A fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people. Prejudgment or attitude toward another group. When the labeling of an individual by society may force that person into a deviant role regardless of structural conditions and social controls.

Part II Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: Race Ethnicity Religion Gender Sexual orientation Age Disability Category Race Sexual Orientation Disability Part III Answer each question in 100 to 150 words related to those stereotypes: What are the positive aspects of the stereotypes, if any? People tend to think that just because you are disabled, you are weak but you also have a life and want to live life to the fullest. There are other things you have to look forward to in your life such as going to the beach, camping, shopping, traveling, dining out, and enjoying family functions. You are disabled and it may take you longer to do things, but you are definitely not dead. Some other possible stereotype words that come to mind are inspiration, sweet, miraculous, intellectual, miraculous, sensational, social butterfly, independent, and my personal favorite is Miss St. Marie, Our Own Special Little Miracle. You see my mother-in-law is elderly, disabled and suffers from frontal lobe dementia. Ninety-Five percent of the time she doesn't know who anyone in the household is but she always remembers my name and I always get a kick out of that. Stereotype 1 Good at Math It's just a Phase Weak Stereotype 2 Good at Athletics All Gay Men Die of Aids Defenseless Stereotype 3 Good at Dancing Someone Made Them Gay Vulnerable

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What are the negative aspects of stereotypes? Even though Asian-Americans are known for being smart, African-Americans are known for being athletic, and Latinos are known for being great dancers, these so-called positive stereotypes can be just as damaging as well as being positive aspects. While individuals have their own unique gifts to offer, if you have a child born into one of these three nationalities, the teacher could easily overlook a weakness. If your child were struggling in one of these subjects, had plenty of charisma, but was ashamed of disappointing the parents, unless the teacher was well-educated and paid close attention to all of her students and depending on the class size, an Asian-American student could get by with not getting the extra help needed in Math. Another negative aspect would be for your child to lose their identity as far as the teacher not seeing them for who they are. It's very important to never allow teacher to ever use stereotyping in classrooms in my opinion. Answer each question in 150 to 250 words related to those stereotypes: What is the difference between stereotyping and prejudice? Use examples to illustrate the differences. Stereotyping is a fixed, overgeneralized belief about a particular group or class of people, whereas prejudice is prejudgment or attitude toward another group. Using the 3 categories I chose, you would place all the individual races such as the Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans into separate groups. These would be broken down and classified as stereotyped classifications then. You could also break them down by Race, Sexual Orientation, and Disability and this would also be classified as stereotyped. Prejudice in my opinion is about the same thing because you are comparing the three to one another after you have separated them from one another. What is the relationship between stereotyping and prejudice? First let me say prejudice is not just something you learn to be one day and not just something you wake up and automatically are. It's something you are taught through your environment, by people you're surrounded by growing up, those you observe, as a young child. The relationship between stereotyping and prejudice go hand in hand. Prejudice against the African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans were usually stereotypical because of what kids had heard from early ages on. It was usually based on physical attributes of all three and I know it's better today than it was when I was a young boy. I only hope my grandchildren never know or hear it in person.