Stereotypes+SI15

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition? A stereotype is any idea of a certain group of people held as a standard. The exact definition is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss Stereotypes come up due to the practices or characteristics of a certain group of people. No, we don't only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust because there are some stereotypes that are good. We would only use good stereotypes for people we like, so they aren't only for people we fear or distrust. Generally they aren't, however some are. The opinions of someone on a certain group of people, good or bad, can change the telling of a current or historical event. They may look at it differently than other people, saying that different things are benefits and other things happened to make that group sound bad. Cultures influence another by bringing up different ways of life and offering new ways to do everyday things, which may make life easier or more enjoyable for that influenced culture. To put it simply, stories tell us how people of a certain culture lived. However, stereotypes can lead us away from how they really lived by giving us a different view on the story. The impact could be good or bad tbh. I haven't really had too much personal experience with stereotyping because I'm an average white teenager.
 * How do you think stereotypes come about?
 * Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?
 * Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?
 * How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event?
 * How does one culture influence another?
 * What can stories tell us about a culture?
 * What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience?

FYI C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * Choctaw Nation helped Ireland during 1847 famine
 * How Squanto became a Thanksgiving Symbol
 * Time to do away with the Redskins labels
 * School mascots blamed for escalation of stereotypes
 * Indian Mascot PSA

D. If we were to develop a mascot for Incarnation Catholic School, what would the mascot be? How would he/she be dressed? How would it present ICS? ITS A LEPRECHAUN WE ALREADY HAVE

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? The mascot of the high school i would like to attend next year, Jesuit, is a tiger. I have no idea how it represents the school