Discussion Questions
Stereotypes
Student A
- If we talk about stereotypes, what do you think of first?
- Stereotyping suggests that old people are boring. Do you agree with this?
- Which adjectives would you use to describe people from your country?
- What is a stereotype of boys?
- What is a stereotype of overweight people?
- When you meet an elderly lady, what traits do you assume she might have?
- Do gender stereotypes, or any other stereotypes, annoy you?
- What is a stereotype of people from Japan?
- What is a stereotype of people from England?
- What is a stereotype of people from Italy?
Student B
- Do you think stereotypes are pretty accurate?
- Stereotyping suggests that married people are boring. Do you agree?
- Which adjectives do you think other nationalities use to describe people from your country?
- What is a stereotype of girls?
- What is the stereotype of television newsreaders?
- When you meet a person from Asia, what traits do you assume he/she might have?
- What stereotypes do Hollywood, Bollywood, and Nollywood create?
- What is a stereotype of people from India?
- What is a stereotype of people from China?
- What is a stereotype of people from Thailand?
