1. What are Stereotypes?

2. Develop a definition of a stereotype
Think-Pair-Share
Develop a definition of a stereotype
Make a list of 4 stereotypes you can think of.

3. Stereotype
A widely-held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

4. What is the problem with stereotypes?
They generalize
Using a small example to make a broad point: Someone saying “All Americans are rich” because they know some rich Americans.
They group people together based on a common characteristic
They don’t account for any individuality
They can be hurtful
They can stem from racism and sexism

5. What are some stereotypes of Americans?

7. To call Americans “dumb” is to judge an entire nation based on a few …
See if you can spot the spelling errors

20. What stereotype is being portrayed?

26. Unedited Mug Shot

27. Jeremy Lin

28. Ben & Jerry's 'Taste the Lin-Sanity'
The flavor named after New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin had honey swirls and fortune-cookie pieces. After being criticized for perpetuating stereotypes, Ben & Jerry's replaced the fortune cookies with waffle cones.

29. Jeremy Lin – Saturday Night Live

30. Sitcoms and Stereotypes

31. Modern Family

32. F R I E N D S

33. Ross How can we describe him? What stereotype does he portray?
Ross Flirts

35. What do these characters have in common?

36. What do these characters have in common?

37. Teen Talk Barbie
In1992 the American Association of University Women blasted Mattel’s Teen Talk Barbie, which said “Math is tough.” The company removed the saying from the doll’s list of phrases and offered consumers a swap.

39. What words, phrases, ideas stereotype men and women?
gender stereotypes
What words, phrases, ideas stereotype men and women?