STEREOTYPES

By: Kristin Buholtz

BAD DRIVERS
STUBBORN
HAVE LARGE FAMILES
PILE INTO VEHICLES
SPICY FOOD
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
AND
NEEDS A MAN
TALKERS AND
GOSSIPERS
BELONG IN THE KITCHEN
COUCH POTATO
WHITE TRASH
4 Things to help improve your understanding
of these groups and lessening of
stereotypes

Acknowledge that you have learned information
than is prejudice and stereotypical about others
Make a commitment to be open to change and to
be open to the process of change
Make an effort to increase your exposure to
groups that are different than your used to
Seek out information to disprove the prejudice
information you have learned

4 things teachers can do to support students
who are experiencing prejudice and being
stereotyped

Help them recognize the positive areas of their
culture and background
Include anti-prejudice activities and lessons in the
curriculum
Educate the students on stereotypes they might
come across and provide information that proves
those stereotypes wrong
Encourage the student to feel good about who they
are by having them look at themselves in the mirror
and list attributes and characteristics they like about
themself
4 things teachers can do to teach
tolerance
Incorporate lessons about celebrations in other
cultures by celebrating those days in class
Help students become good listeners to other
people when they are speaking
Choose books for the classroom that help
students discover and learn about a variety of
cultures
Plan fieldtrips to historical places or museum that
deal with an oppressed culture and the struggles
they faced


3 things you learned from completing the cultural
test
I learned that my sensitivity for other cultures is
higher than I realized.
One area that I am going to work towards
increasing my sensitivity is integrating aspects of
other cultures in my everyday life.
By taking the test helped me realize what
aspects in particular I can work on to become
more cultural sensitive.
References
African American Slide:
http://www.popscreen.com/assets/thumbs/v/original/7
4566137YN_o.jpg
http://woodsrecruiting.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/10/Athletes-and-ball-
players.jpg
http://www.lancescurv.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/11/Black-Gangs.jpg
http://trialx.com/curetalk/wp-
content/blogs.dir/7/files/2011/05/diseases/Marijuana_
Smoking-3.jpg


References
Muslims Slide
http://www.islamophobiatoday.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/07/muslim_stereotypes.gif
http://pulsemedia.org/2009/12/03/going-deeper-not-
muslim-islamophobia-and-its-discontents/
http://mobilizer.blogspot.com/2010/05/reevaluating-
oppression.html
http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/ksuzuki/Pictures/LB%20
Website%20Pics/taxi%20driver.jpg

References
Old People Slide
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/afc/afc6092bec1
ebaf3592320d3bb538e76.jpg
http://www.nutmegradio.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/06/Stubborn-Old-Dude.jpg
http://www.automoblog.net/wp-
content/uploads/2007/05/old-driver1.jpg

References
Hispanics Slide
http://carlandnatalie.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mexicans
inatruck.jpg
http://www.funofun.com/images/funnypics/border_cross.jpg
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/cteconsulting/cteconsu
lting0908/cteconsulting090800018/5292970-spicy-food-
mexican-cartoon.jpg
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/31/52723964_9e124ca1a4_z.j
pg


References
Women Slide
http://is1.okcupid.com/users/104/586/10458633957546652
2/mt1133616038.jpg
http://mcclungs.ca/2010/01/31/cartoons-stereotype-
women-too/
http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-
poster/0903/women-drivers-women-car-demotivational-
poster-1237346364.jpg
http://www.meetingwomensecrets.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/10/Women-Talking-300x185.jpg


References
Obese Slide
http://appsychtextbk.wikispaces.com/file/view/ob
esity_stereotypes.jpg/174925779/272x188/obesit
y_stereotypes.jpg
http://i1-news.softpedia-
static.com/images/news2/Overweight-People-
Are-Perceived-as-Lazy-2.jpg
http://www.barelyhangingon.com/wp-
content/uploads/redneckmentorqt7.jpg
References
Beyond Prejudice. (n.d.). Reduce your Prejudicial
Behavior. Retrieved June 7, 2012, from Beyond
Prejudice:
http://www.beyondprejudice.com/reduce_your.ht
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Community Toolbox. (n.d.). Strategies for
Reducing Prejudice and Racism Behavior.
Retrieved June 7, 2012, from Community
Toolbox:
http://ctb.ku.edu/en/tablecontents/sub_section_m
ain_1173.aspx