STEREOTYPING What is it good for?

‘ Women can’t play football properly’ Kelly Smith Alan Connell

Both of these players have suffered serious cruciate ligament injuries and recovered to continue their careers. One of these players has represented a premier league club One of these players has scored a hat-trick against Holland One of these players has won the league and cup double

One of these players is the only English player to have played in the professional women’s league in America One of these players has played in a world cup Which of these two is the better player?

Exercise 2: women are bad drivers

Exercise 3: who would you rather have on your side at closing time?

Exercise 4

Statistics show that young people who grow up missing one or both of their parents are much more likely to end up as delinquents or even in jail. Therefore, the following statement must be true: ‘People who don’t have two parents will fail in life.’

Marilyn Monroe – Fostered from birth, 9 different homes until married at 16 She became the greatest movie star of her generation and one of the greatest female icons of the 20th century.

Barack Obama – Brought up by mother and grandmother from early age. He went on to become the first black president of the United States of America.

Nelson Mandela – Brought up by relatives from the age of 8. He spent 27yrs in prison for his beliefs about apartheid in South Africa and went on become it’s President.

Ingrid Bergman Mother dies when she was 3 yrs and father when she was 12yrs old. She grew up to become an Oscar winning actress and one of the most photographed women in the world.

Stephen Jobs – CEO Apple Computers –his company has produced the iMac computer, iPhone and iPod. He was orphaned as a baby

Broken home, no chance? The following leaders, philosophers, musicians, poets, writers all grew up without one or both of their parents. JULIUS CAESAR WILLIAM WORDSWORTH JOHN LENNON ELLA FITZGERALD MALCOLM X RUDYARD KIPLING JEAN-JACQUES ROSSEAU SAMUEL GOLDWYN (MGM) JOHN LENNON ARISTOTLE