Asked by Rochelle

What differentiates the act of grouping people from the act of stereotyping?
Answered by Writeacher
Facts.

Grouping people based on facts is very specific.

~~All people whose live in Los Angeles.
~~All people who live in the zip code 90060.
~~All people whose annual income is between $30K and $50K according to their 2009 tax forms.
~~All people who have earned a BA or BS degree at Baylor University.

etc.
Answered by Rochelle
Thank you very much, this is what I came up with as well:Grouping is placing a group of people together by their race, origin, religion etc. stereotypes are usually based on assumption or generalization that someone makes on the characteristics of a particular group. Usually, the information may not necessarily fit all members of that group. For example, all Americans are rude and arrogant.
Answered by Writeacher
That's right. Stereotypes usually result from generalizations, without considering facts. I used to use the following with my students to get them to understand what stereotypes are and to use that information to adjust their thinking.

All old people are bad drivers.
Teenagers love video games.
All _____ students get very high grades.
All _____ students are lazy.

... and on and on.
Answered by Rochelle
Thank You Much! Have A Bless Day!!
Answered by Writeacher
This sentence needs to be made more specific: "Grouping is placing a group of people together by their race, origin, religion etc."

You can incorrectly group by race -- All Chinese and Japanese students are brilliant. <~~That's a stereotype.

<b>Use facts to avoid stereotyping.</b>
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