DiversityStereotypesPresented byPresented by

Janette De La Rosa Ducut, Ed.D.Janette De La Rosa Ducut, Ed.D.Training ManagerTraining Manager

Principles of Community

Race/EthnicityAgeReligionPolitics

GenderSexual OrientationNational OriginPhysical Ability

Diversity Dimensions

Diversity DimensionsChangeable

NotChangeable

Diversity DimensionsNot

Visible

Visible

Changeable

NotChangeable

Diversity Dimensions

Gender

Ability

Appearance

Race

Diversity Dimensions

Personality

Ethics

Religiosity

Motivation

Diversity Dimensions

Family

Education

Health

Work Experience

Diversity Dimensions

College Athlete

52 year old grandfather

Obese 24 year old woman

Single mother with Food Stamps

Young female with a jail record

Wheelchair-bound 26 year old man

32 year old male taking teenage boy to movies

Diversity Dimensions

Diversity Dimensions

Diversity Dimensions

GetsApplied

To

ImplicationsJudgments are often

Based on what we seebased on superficial informationOften incorrect

ResultsBlame for the uncontrollableLack information about attitudes and situation (controllable)Visible more important than attitude or situation

\ ster’-ē-Ə-tīp \Assumptions that everyone in a group has similar

characteristics, a similar moral code, and will behave in a similar way

\ ster’-ē-Ə-tīp \Generalizations based on preconceived beliefs about the group they belong to