Are we born this way, or do we learn our prejudices?
We are not born with racial preferences or stereotypes, but we are definitely born with the capacity to learn them. We absorb them long before we understand what we are doing.
This is partly why it’s so difficult for people to unlearn stereotypes. We have been absorbing them since our baby days. Some of them are so ingrained, we don’t even realize they exist:
Focus on typical stereotypes and prejudices that are reflected in the child´s answer as well as its certainty on their answers (e.g., only a certain gender or skin color is selected for low- or high-income professions).”][lf_game_card headline=”Matchmaker” subheadline=”match the couples” arg_1=”effect of stereotypes and bias” arg_2=”couples” arg_3=”Estimated Time: 5-10 min” class=”job-game matchmaker” lf_text=”The goal of this game is to recognize the effect of stereotypes and bias on the child’s perception of social norms on romantic constellations
Focus on typical stereotypes and prejudices that are reflected in the child’s answer as well as its certainty on their answers”][lf_game_card headline=”Ball Game” subheadline=”Throw a ball” arg_1=”Focus stereotypes” arg_2=”stereotypes” arg_3=”Estimated Time: 5 min” class=”job-game ball-game” lf_text=”The goal of this game is to make gender-based stereotypes in the child´s worldview visible
Focus on the behavior and see if the child shows distinct behavior on purpose, e.g., does not throw as far in one situation than in the other or makes additional noises”]
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