WORKSHEET – Racism, Prejudice, and Stereotypes



Racism, Prejudice, and Stereotypes

Racism: a belief that inherent differences among the various human races determine individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.

Prejudice: an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

Stereotype: treat people according to a mental image that is not based on experience, or reality.

What do you think the following statements represent? Racism? Prejudice? Stereotype? Fill in the blank provided with the term that you feel is most appropriate for the statement.

E.g. Cathy doesn’t like Brian because he has red hair.

____Prejudice_- her opinion is based on her own feelings, not on any kind of reasoning

1. The substitute teacher walked into the room and I immediately knew that I wouldn’t like her because of the way she was dressed.

 

2. For years, because of Apartheid policies, Black South Africans had less rights than White South Africans.

 

3. Steve looked like most other gang members, in his baggy, loose jeans, oversized sweatshirt and baseball cap.

 

4. A lot of people believe that shorter people are terrible drivers.

 

5. Laura said that the principal, Mrs. Smith, is mean because she has a bad hair cut. She hasn’t even spoken to Mrs. Smith.

 

6. Damon has long, bleached blonde hair and he wears a lot of clothing made by Quicksilver, Billabong, and Rip Curl. He says "Dude" and "Sweet" a lot, so he’s definitely like most other surfers.

 

7. The woman at the reception desk wouldn’t let me into the restaurant because she says my clothing was inappropriate.

 

8. My teacher, a older woman, says I can’t be in the musical because she thinks that football players can’t sing.

9. With a name like "Bambi," I doubt that she’s very intelligent.

 

10. Michael is very tall – 6 feet, 8 inches. He looks like a lot of other basketball players I’ve seen.

 

11. I took one look at him and knew that we’d never be friends.

 

12. Many years ago, First Nations children were sent to live in residential schools so that they would become more like White children.

 

13. She has the typical swimmer’s body: broad shoulders, muscular arms, and a small waist.

 

14. Carolyn isn’t very attractive, so I doubt that she is popular with the rest of the class.

 

15. What do you mean that Grade 9’s can’t use this water fountain?

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