Stereotypes and Gender Roles

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Barbie  Barbie reflects how our culture views women

Fairy Tales  Princesses and Princes often behave in ways that our culture believe to be gender specific roles 

Little Mermaid  What roles are played by the two men and two women in the Little Mermaid

Snow White  What do women care about   The Dwarfs Job  Snow Whites Job

Rapunzel 

Fairy Tales Who is who?  Cinderella  Sleeping Beauty  Little Red Riding Hood

Good women are:  Young  Pretty  Motherless  Easily fooled  Believe others

Evil characters are:  Older  Unattractive  Seeking power  Not a mother

Men are:  Heroes  Handsome  Kings or Prince  Wealthy  Smart  Hard working

Stereotypes about Women  Passive  Lack intelligence  Always concerned about their looks  Looking for marriage  Focus on cleaning  Competitive with one another

Take A Look At the Families

Who’s Who on the Big Bang Theory?  

In the Movies Right Now  Mega Mind  Shrek  Tangled

Name all the superheroes you can think of

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