7. Seeing the others: Developing Stereotypes and Making Judgements

This topic is devoted to the normative aspect of culture learning. 'Stereotypes,' 'prejudice,'
'discrimination' are terms closely linked to intercultural communication. Read the definition of
stereotypes in the source 1. In the source 2 look for the answer to the question whether
stereotypes could be avoided and how. The sources 3 gives an account of stereotyping based on
real-life stories of a Native American and Asian Americans. The source 4 explains the term
prejudice and explores examples of prejudiced communication.