Tolerance and Stereotypes Assignment

Assign each a race or nationality:

Chemistry professor__________________
Rap musician__________________
Gang member__________________
Bank president__________________
Hair stylist__________________
Religious fundamentalist__________________
Goth musician__________________
Militia member__________________

-include the following info:
-type of clothing
-how they talk
-where they live
-and what they value most in life

Please complete the following questions:

1) Why is it easy to think in terms of stereotypes?
2) What kind of harm does stereotyping make to an entire group of people?


Stereotypes: A generalized assumption about a whole group of people based on inadequate or oversimplified facts.