StereotypesMCA

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition?
A well-known idea or image of a person or idea that is held by a number of people.

Then discuss

 * 1) ====**How do you think stereotypes come about?** People associate someone with a group of people, and think everyone of that group is the same.====
 * 2) ====**Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?** No.====
 * 3) ====**Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?** Yes, some have.====
 * 4) ====**How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event?** If someone is from a culture and has a stereotype they could change the story so it could benefit them.====
 * 5) ====**How does one culture influence another?** Some cultures might get ideas from other cultures, to establish a new culture.====
 * 6) ====**What can stories tell us about a culture?** Stories can tell us about how cultures really were a long time ago and how they also stereotyped other cultures in the past.====
 * 7) ====**What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience?** Stereotyping can change peoples opinions on other cultures, politically it can change their opinions for votes, and personally there can be mean stereotypes that people have labeled on you but it's not true.====

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===