Appendix B

Part I

Define the following terms:

Term Definition
Stereotypes Unreliable, exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual differences into account.

Prejudice A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, such as a racial or ethnic minority.

Labeling theory A sociological approach introduced by Howard Becker that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants and others engaging in the same behavior are not.

Part II

Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each:

Race
Ethnicity
Religion
Gender
Sexual orientation
Age
Disability

Category Stereotype 1 Stereotype 2 Stereotype 3
Race Racial profiling Scapegoating Theory Minority Group
Religion Ethnocentrism Genocide Absolute Deprivation
Sexual Orientation Hate Crimes Discrimination Social Distance

Part III

Answer each question in 100 to 150 words related to those stereotypes:

What are the positive aspects of the stereotypes, if any?

The only positive if it would be considered one is when you discuss a topic the general belief about it is that the common knowledge of said topic is based on what everyone believes about it. Say how people who mistrust young men dressed in clothes known to be worn by gang members due to the color and styles. There would be the basis of someone stereotyping them into a group as gang bangers or street gangs and someone that shouldn’t be trusted. Or a certain neighborhood that is known for gang related problems like shootings, drug deals going down and robberies of people walking the street like a mugging, or breaking into someone home and stealing items of value. And worst and more common than we’d like to believe is drive by shootings. Where gang members go to other rival gangs’ territory with the