Laser Lessons - Lesson

N2ED1-3

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In this tutorial you will learn:

A definition of stereotyping and labelling
About how we are exposed to stereotypes from an early age
The importance of challenging stereotypes and treating everyone as an individual

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Click to read ‘Human brain is predisposed to negative stereotypes, new study suggests’ on The Guardian website. This article suggests that the human brain responds more strongly to information about unfavourably portrayed groups.
‘Stereotyping makes people more likely to act badly' on the Stanford Business website. Click to read this article.
‘A psychological effect of stereotypes’ by Carrie Conaway, published in ‘Countering stereotypes by changing the rules’.
Click to read about ‘Challenging gender stereotypes through primary education’ by the National Union of Teachers.
Find and read ‘The power of context: How to manage our bias and improve our understanding of others’ by Daniel Stalder, published by Prometheus Books. NB. You should be able to borrow this book from your local library or it may be available online as an electronic version. Laser Learning is not suggesting that this book is more suitable than others available to learners. Be sure to look at a variety of books.