Stereotypes: AgeSophie, Amelia and Josh

What is a stereotype?

A stereotype is a characteristic associated with a group of people. At the simplest level, they are an easily grasped characteristic that is presumed to belong to the an entire group:e.g. Black people can run really fast, or rich people are greedy.

The characteristic does not always have to be negative, such as:Asians are really smart, or the French are excellent cooks.

Stereotypes about Age

Within age, various groups are stereotyped, such as:

• Babies• Infants• Children• Adolescents/Teenagers• Young Adults• Middle-Aged adults• Old People

Babies and Infants

Babies are:• Cute• Noisy• Stressful• Chubby• Bald

Infants are:• Messy• Mischievous • Enthusiastic• Hair• Curious• Clumsy

Children and Teenagers

Children are:• Playful• Naïve• Excitable• Simple

Teenagers are:• Stubborn• Lazy• Hormonal• Sloppy• Argumentative• Spotty• Shallow• Alcoholic• Technophiles

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Young Adults are:• Reckless• Working for low

wages• Graduate students• Independent• Intelligent• Smokers

Middle-Aged people are:• Stern• Misunderstanding• Depressed• Worried• Securely employed• Parents• Organised

Old People• Mature• Smelly• Annoying• Wise• Weak Health• Caring• Rude• Cranky• Parasitic• Lonely• Sad• Understanding

• Kind• Hard of hearing• Bingo• Doting grandparents• Physically Slow• Mentally Slow