Stereotype+CC15

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition?

stereotype- 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
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about? From the misconception of one person in a group and putting all people in that group under the same category as that person.
 * 2) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No we can create stereotypes of people we trust too and that would be a good stereotype.
 * 3) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Often there is a sliver of truth in every stereotype, but since we often don't know what is true and fake it would be safe to just disregard stereotypes over all.
 * 4) How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? It means everything, for example if a person lost a loved one in a war and I tell a story about that war they would become to feel sad in remembrance of that loved one.
 * 5) How does one culture influence another? Many cultures are based off of other cultures so in a way every culture is influenced by another culture.
 * 6) What can stories tell us about a culture? The setting and lesson from the story can teach us if the story is passive, aggressive, or maybe even neutral.
 * 7) What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience? Yes, the common stereotype of a Jewish person is that they horde money when in fact I have a very close friend that is Jewish and he is nothing like that.

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

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? It would be a leprechaun because we are Irish and that is the common symbol thought of when thinking of Irish. It could also be a three leaf clover because that is another common Irish symbol.

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 that I am attending is the tiger. This pertains to the school because a tiger is fierce and Jesuit is fierce in sports and academics.