Stereotypes in Media List any stereotypes (in media and everyday life) of your race or ethnicity that you can think of. Are these stereotypes mostly positive, negative, or neutral representations? Do you agree with these representations? Do they seem accurate? Would you say that some stereotypes shape the way that you view people from a different ethnicity or race?

Open Response Writing How is the meaning of race changing in the US today? Do you have the same racial attitudes as your parents? The same as you grandparents? How do you think your kids will one day think of race?

Minority, Race, and Ethnicity Review

Term Definition In your own words Draw a picture Minority Stereotype Hate Crime Institutionalized Discrimination De Jure Segregation De Facto Segregation Prejudice Discrimination Racism Genocide

Minority A group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group in the society. Key features: Distinctive physical or cultural characteristics that can separate it from the majority. The minority is dominated by the majority. Minority traits are believed by the dominant majority to be inferior. Members of the minority have a common sense of identity and a strong group loyalty. The majority determines who belongs to the minority through ascribed status

Stereotype A set of ideas based on distortion, exaggeration, and oversimplification of a group of people. In the US examples can be that athletes are all brawn and no brain; and that politicians are corrupt. Stereotypes are sometimes created to justify unethical behavior against minority groups. For example, early relationships between the colonists and Native Americans were quite peaceful. As time went on, to justify expansion colonists began perceiving Natives as liars, thieves, and savages. This helped colonists defend their treatment of the Natives. Can be negative or positive.

Hate Crime A criminal act motivated by prejudice. The most likely victims include African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Jews, LGBTQ members, and those with disabilities. The amount of hate crimes for the country is relatively small, but the number of incidents has been on the rise. The biggest thing to remember is that a hate crime is a criminal act! It is motivated by someone’s prejudice.

Institutionalized Discrimination Unfair practices that grow out of common behaviors and attitudes and that are a part of the structure of a society. Public education serves as an example. Schools with large numbers of minorities are more likely to be found in large urban areas. Resources are not as readily available, need for better tech, and buildings in need of repair. Historically, you could look at Plessy vs Ferguson, which set up “separate but equal” facilities based on race. While they were separate, they were not equal.

De Jure Segregation Denial of equal access based on the law De jure segregation would be schools in the US prior to Brown v Board of Education Other examples include Jim Crow laws in the South after the Civil War Riding in the back of the bus, separate drinking fountains, or going into restaurants that only served whites

De Facto Segregation Denial of equal access based on everyday practice. De factor segregation would be the members of a neighborhood deciding not to sell to certain ethnicities or races. For instance, even if a school district does not separate students according to race, schools in different areas of the district may have more students of one race than others. Or people of certain backgrounds not getting promoted or being a part of the local government.

Prejudice Negative attitudes toward a group and its members. Everybody in this class probably has a prejudice. Remember it does not have to be an extreme form of hate. Cardinals fans could be prejudiced against Cubs players and fans. But prejudice does lead into discrimination, hate crimes, and racism.

Discrimination Treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or culture. This can include avoiding social contact Denying them positions that carry authority And blocking their access to the more exclusive neighborhoods. It can also involve such extremes as attacking or killing minority members.

Racism An extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one group over others. So they assume that their race or ethnic group is superior to others.

Genocide The systematic effort to destroy an entire population. This is the most extreme. An example of this being the Holocaust. Hitler tried to actually rid the world of European Jews. Another example would be what is known as the “Rape of Nanking” in which Japanese soldiers killed 350,000 Chinese men, women, and children in the years leading up to WWII.

What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘prejudice’? Why does prejudice occur? What does your government do to fight prejudice? What is the answer to prejudice? What’s the worst form of prejudice you know of? Have you ever suffered because of prejudice? Would you act if you saw cases of prejudice?

What makes someone prejudiced? Goldini said: “He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.” Do you agree with this? Are men or women more likely to be prejudiced? Do you know any people who have prejudices? Do you think everyone in the world has prejudices? Do you think prejudices would exist if sight didn’t? Should ways to reduce prejudices be taught in schools? Do you think your county’s leader is prejudiced? Will the world be free of prejudices one day?

Can you share a story of experiencing or witnessing racism Can you share a story of experiencing or witnessing racism? How did it make you feel? What do you think of interracial marriages? There are more and more interracial people these days? How do you think they identify themselves? In what ways is racism and discrimination a problem in society? What are some ways we can combat racism and discrimination? Some people believe that humanity is divided into distinct races, others believe that all human beings belong to only one race. What do you think? How does race effect our interactions with each other? What would you say if someone told you that some races are smarter than others?

Questionnaire Design a questionnaire that would measure people’s exposure to other races and cultures. At least 4 questions. Examples of questions could be: How many people do you associate with daily who are not a member of your own race? How many times in the past week have you had a conflict with someone of a different race? Now answer these questions for yourself first. When you are done ask 5 classmates.