STEREOTYPE
STEREOTYPE
A
stereotype is generalizations of people groups based on past experiences, which
are deep-rooted in the psyche of the people. In another definition, it is said
that stereotype is a fixed idea or image that many people have a particular
type of person, thing, or event, but sometimes it is not true in reality. Cultural stereotypes mean applying both
evidence and our existing beliefs about the members of that cultural group.
What
do you think is happening here?
Debbie : You’re more than just brother and
sister, aren’t you?
Maria : Yes, we’re twins. I was born
first, my brother came few minutes later. My mom says it’s because I’m a girl,
and girls should go first.
Mario : I let her go first. Italian boys
are always polite.
Debbie : Ok..now I have a riddle for you
both to solve.
Mario : I love riddles!
Debbie : A boy and his father were badly
injured in an accident. The child needed an immediate operation. He was wheeled
into the operating room. The surgeon entered and said, “ Sorry, I cant operate
this child. He is my son”. So, who is the surgeon?
Maria : How can that be? Didn’t you say
that the father also badly injured?
Debbie : Yes. Badly injured.
Mario : Maybe the surgeon was his step
father.
Debbie : Nice try, but that’s not it.
Mario
: Well, I
give up.
Debbie : What are you both assuming that
is keeping you from solving this riddle?
Discuss it!
1. What are the
examples of stereotype in the dialogue?
2. What is Mario and
Maria assuming related to the story?
3. What is the answer of the
riddle?
1. The examples of stereotype in the dialogue are "girls should go first" and "Italian boys are always polite".
2. They are assuming that the answer is the surgeon is the step father. Since the answer is incorrect, they give up.
3. The answer of the riddle is the surgeon is the grandfather of the child. The surgeon said that "he is my son" to the child's father whom badly injured as well.
EXERCISE 2:
In
a group of 4, choose a novel or a movie. Enlist and explain the samples of
stereotype in it. It can be gender, race, nationality, and other kinds of
stereotypes!
The samples of stereotype in English movie (America)
American : arrogant; assertive; open-minded; materialistic; ambitious; progressive; efficient; straight-forward; alert; practical; US-centered world view; egoistic; anxious; fast food eaters.
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