LL250: Intercultural Communication                                   Name________________
Prof. Bauer-Ramazani                                                                                                                           
 

Activity
Chapter 9: “Intercultural Challenges: Recognizing and Dealing with Difference”
Stereotyping Awareness

We are all guilty of forming stereotypes of other cultures or co-cultures—perceptions based on very limited and often misguided information.  As an experiment in raising our awareness about stereotyping, let’s find out how consistent and pervasive our stereotypes are.  For each of the cultural groups listed below, write both a positive and a negative comment.  Try not to base your comments on your intellectual knowledge but rather just write the first thing that comes to mind, i.e., something the typical “man (or woman) on the street” might say.

The British
Positive:

Negative:

The Jews
Positive:

Negative:

The Germans
Positive:

Negative:

The Native Americans (Indians)
Positive:

Negative:

The Mexicans (Caribbeans?)
Positive:

Negative:

The African-Americans (Blacks)
Positive:

Negative:

The Italians
Positive:

Negative:

The Chinese
Positive:

Negative:

The Polish
Positive:

Negative:

 The Japanese (Koreans? Vietnamese?)
Positive:

Negative:

Feminists
Positive:

Negative:

Jocks (athletes)
Positive:

Negative:

Lawyers
Positive:

Negative:

Doctors
Positive:

Negative:
Teachers
Positive:

Negative:

  

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