This document contains a film evaluation sheet that asks questions about stereotyping. It provides several examples of how and why people stereotype based on physical characteristics and clothing. Stereotyping can damage people mentally and lead to bullying. It also discusses how society and the media encourage stereotyping through social classes, news stories about immigrants, and by labeling groups. While stereotyping may be difficult to completely stop, the document suggests improving communication, having open discussions with people, and being understanding of different opinions in order to promote more positive attitudes between groups.

1. Film Evaluation Sheet
1.Can you give two examples from the film as to why people stereotype?
A way to describe someone’s physical characteristics.
People like to label others because it makes them feel better and they
only judge what is on the outside. Racism, blonde women are dumb,
Clothing (Girls with short skirts, Goths with shaved hair, boys with baggy
jeans etc.).
2. How does stereotyping damage people? Give one example from the
debate that we had.
Damages them mentally, it can lead to bullying. One example, was the
London riots, young people were blamed for looting etc. Actually only one
quarter were under 18.
3. What ways did you pick out as to how people stereotype one another?
Clothing categories people into a certain group. If we are out with friends
and making loads of noise, adults will stereotype us as trouble makers.
4. How does society encourage stereotyping?
Social mobility: If you are middle class or rich you are considered posh,
you will probably be treated better than other people. The news also
encourages society to stereotype other people. For example, immigrants
taking British jobs.
5. Can we ever stop stereotyping?
No because sometimes we don’t realise that we are doing it. It is the way
that people judge for example ‘judging a book by its cover’. Thinking we
know what they are like by their personal appearance. The media may
need to need to take some responsibility, they have opinions about people
and sometimes categorise groups.

2. 6. How can we improve people’s attitudes towards one another?
Communication or dialogue is a way of interacting with people verbally this
way people are more understanding because they can get things off their
chest. Negotiation is important because people might have different
opinions and they need to be able to exchange or mature conversation.
Self and peerevaluation
Look at the evaluation criteria and decide the following:
1.How would you mark the arguments that you made?
Ok Good Very good Excellent
2. Pick a person from the class that you thought did really well in the
debate and put their name here:
How would you mark the arguments that they made?
Ok Good Very good Excellent
3. How could improve your debating skills? Pick out three things that the
other person did well that you can do next time.
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