1. Stereotypes of Class:
Stereotypes of lower class are school dropouts, living in
high crime areas. Another stereotype of lower class is
people that can’t keep a job due to their habits or
addictions. E.g. Drug addicts and alcoholics. The lowest
class has a greater than average number of black people.
Middle class stereotypes tend to be small business men
that have ‘medium size homes’. Middle class people are
more careful with their money.
Upper class stereotypes are seen as always wearing
business clothes and living in nice city areas. They can
afford nice holidays and expensive tickets to sports
games.
2. Stereotypes of Disability:
Disabled people are stereotypically seen as incapable
of fully participating in everyday life.
Most disabled people are looked down on. They are
seen as helpless and incapable of doing things on
their own.
Disabled people are seen as
Limited to what they can achieve
In life.
3. Stereotypes of Gender:
The female stereotype is to settle down and have
children. Whereas the traditional stereotype from a
man is to go out and work and provide for the
family.
The typical stereotype for a woman is that they love
shopping and gossiping. The stereotype for men is
that they love sport.
4. Stereotypes of age:
The stereotype for children is loud, spoilt and
attention seekers. The stereotype for teenagers is
judgmental, drinkers and not bothered about school.
Stereotypes of adults are mature, bossy and wise.
Old people/elderly stereotypes are vulnerable,
forgetful and weak.
5. Stereotypes of Ethnicity:
The stereotype for black people is that they are good
at sport especially basketball. All white Americans
are seen as obese, lazy, and dim-witted.
All Arabs and Muslims are terrorists. All Blacks
outside of the United States are poor. All Asians are
good at math. All Asians like to eat rice and drive
slow.
6. Stereotypes of sexuality:
The stereotype for gay men is that they don’t like
sports and their friends tend to be more girls than
boys.
The stereotype for lesbians is that they never wear
dresses or glamorous clothes.
7. Regional Identity
Regional identity is identifying someone’s identity
by what they do or how they speak.
For example someone from Liverpool would speak
in a liverpudlian accent. Another example would be
people from Ireland talk fast and like Guinness
