2. Stereotypical African American Women
Listening/Speaking 4
Hye-Kyeong Park

3. Aspects of Stereotypes
Physical Aspects
Emotional Aspects
Mental Aspects
Spiritual Aspects

4. Physical Aspects Great body image Great hip Large breast Large leg
Heavy
Wiry hair
Thick lips
Tall
Overweight
Athletic

5. Emotional Aspects Loud Aggressive Controlling Jealous Assertive
Independent
Outgoing
Defensive
Possessive
Head of the house
Not shy

6. Mental Aspects Less educated Single parents Single divorced mother
Low-income
Confident, strong in belief
Working at fast food restaurant
High rate in high school drop-out
Family oriented
Don’t seem to have morals

7. Spiritual Aspects Religious Spiritually leading their family
Spiritual by background
Very loud in Choir
Worship lively
Pride in showing their religion (Baptist)
Very actively church activities involved
Sing for soul music
More cultural thing than real spiritual

8. Different Views from Stereotypes
High expectation in education
Loyal, loving, honest, friendly, gracious
Hard working, not lazy
Physical type is varied, far from norm
Establish themselves
Succeeding in lives
Working in higher education
Smart, aware of current issues
Social & economic status to achieve

9. Personal Experiences of Being Stereotyped
By sexual orientation
By appearance
Characterized by look prejudiced as a criminal