MULTICUTURAL COMMUNICATION BREAKING STEREOTYPES QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT STEREOTYPES GARGD

MULTICUTURAL COMMUNICATION: BREAKING STEREOTYPES QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT STEREOTYPES GARGŽDŲ “MINIJOS“ PROGIMNAZIJA MARCH, 2017

QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT STEREOTYPES Objectives: q q to investigate stereotypical attitudes of 12 -14 year old students towards different races; to identify stereotypes students have heard or experienced ; to determine whether students stereotype themselves and others; to find out what factors students take into account while stereotyping others.

QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT STEREOTYPES q q q Method: Questionnaire method was used to investigate stereotypes. Students were given a questionnaire with 24 open questions to collect data. Results: characteristics of groups of people given by our students tend to be oversimplificated. Participants don’t see any harm of stereotyping even though the stereotypes linked to them are largely negative. Conclusion: stereotypes are widespread, and shared by members of a particular social group.

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 1) Define stereotype. judgment about people without knowing them ( 202 respondents) e group the race together to indicate that everyone of that race is a good / bad etc. (99 respo (27 respondents) 8% 30% 62%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 2) Define stereotype. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason (135 respondents) an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling ( 147 respondents) prejudice is like a punishment for crimes never committed (22 respondents) no idea (24 respondents) 7% 7% 41% 45%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 3) Lithuanians don‘t smile and are rather reserved. They are often too serious and smile rarely. Yes, but they have a sense of humour (157 respondents) Partly true ( 116 respondents) 4)Have you ever heard a crazy stereotype about your country? Is it true? q No, it isn’t true. (We know that many Lithuanians went to work in the UK, Ireland, Spain, and the USA and we have a high emigration rate) Haven’t heard (55 respondents) 17% 48% 35% - Lithuanians do not live in Lithuania. q - Achoo is a way of sneezing. No, it means “Thank you. Aciu” q - Haven’t heard (215 respondents, 65, 5%)

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 5) Name a stereotype about ROMANIAN Dirty Gipsy people. wearing strange clothes (82 respondents) Home to vampires (82 respondents) Dark –skinned people (82 respondents) Romanian people are good architects (82 respondents) 25% 25% 6) Name a stereotype about BULGARIAN people all Bulgarians like roses (82 respondents) they live in the mountainous area (82 respondents) the Black Sea resorts full of Bulgarians who just relax and don’t work (82 respondents) Bulgarians speak Russian (82 respondents) 25% 25%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 7) Name a stereotype about POLISH people polish people like eating tasty food (82 respondents) they are swindlers (82 respondents) they produce cheap products of poor quality (82 respondents) Polish people are proud of themselves 25% 25% 8) Name a stereotype about PORTUGUESE people. People in Portugal are lazy (82 respondents) Best football players (82 respondents) A lot of people in Portugal are interested in sports (82 respondents) They are talkative people (82 respondents) 25% 25%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 9) Name a stereotype about TURKISH people. Lazy people who don’ want to work (82 respondents) All Turks love kebabs (82 respondents) Families in Turkey are big (82 respondents) All women wear a head scarves(82 respondents) 25% 25% 10) Name a stereotype about GREEK people. They are clever people, philosophers (82 respondents) They like dancing Zorba and drinking wine (82 respondents) Greek people are noisy and speak loudly (82 respondents) Greeks are lazy, they don’t like to work 25% 25%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 11) Name a stereotype about ITALIAN people 12) Name a stereotype about SPANISH people They all like corrida, siesta and fiesta (82 respondents) are great cooks (82 respondents) They love football and are ove pasta and worship pizza (82 respondents) enthusiastic sports fans (82 xpressive people, like to talk loud and fast (82 respondents) Spanish people drink sangria and en are beautiful (82 respondents) dance flamenko (82 respondents) All people in Spain are of a dark complexion (82 respondents) 25% 25%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 13) Have you ever stereotyped someone? 14) Have you ever been falsely stereotyped? Yes (194 respondents) No (134 respondents) Yes ( 187 respondents) No (141 respondent, 43, 0%) 41% 43% 59% 57%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 15) Why do people stereotype others? 7% 6% 4% 32% 22% 30% people don’t know how to deal with the unknown (104 respondents) we fear anything unknown (98 respondents) when we don't understand something/someone (71 respondent) lack of information (22 respondents) using the stereotype makes the person feel more comfortable and powerful (19 respondents) no idea (14 respondents)

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 Examples of offensive stereotypes: 16) Can stereotyping be harmful or offensive? Do you have an example? Yes (193 respondents) I don’t think so (78 respondents) No idea (57 respondents) q q q 17% 24% 59% All teenagers are rebels. Teachers stereotype students as “troublemakers” Children are stereotyped based on where they live and who their parents are.

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 17) Can stereotyping be good or positive? Do you have an example? Yes (186 respondents) No ( 91 respondent) Not sure (47 respondents) No idea (4 respondents) 1% 14% 28% 57% Examples of positive stereotypes: q q q All dark skinned sportsmen are good Women are better nurses People from Asia know kung fu.

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 18) Do you believe stereotypes to really be what they describe something to be? 10% 30% 26% Yes ( 97 respondents) Partly (112 respondents) No (86 respondents) No idea (33 respondents) 34% “ Stereotypes aren’t always true , I know the saying “Like. Wolves in Sheep's Clothing” Kotryna, 13 years old

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 19) Is there a difference between stereotype and prejudice? 20) Do you feel that stereotypes are true? Yes (67 respondents) No (199 respondents) No idea (62 respondents) 19% 20% 61% Yes (76 respondents) Partly (184 respondents) No (17 respondents) No idea (51 respondent) 5% 16% 23% 56%

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 21) Have you ever believed a stereotype about a certain race? Yes (201 respondent) No (76 respondents) No idea (51 respondent) 22) Do you believe your culture and the way you live is the most stereotyped? If not, who do you believe to be? (i. e. Muslim, LBGTQ, Caucasian, Latino, African American, etc. ). Yes ( 67 24% 55% 16% 23% 20% respondents) No ( 181 respondent) No idea (80 respondents) 61% -Muslims are being stereotyped most often because of their appearance, clothing and

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 23) “There is nothing wrong with stereotyping people”. React to this Totally agree ( 105 respondents) statement. -There’s no harm in having stereotypes or making jokes based on stereotypes. Iveta, 14 years old I disagree ( 142 respondents) No idea ( 81 respondent) -Stereotypes are harmful because they ignore the humanity and uniqueness of all people. Laura, 14 years old 25% 32% 43% -Stereotypes can cause feelings of hate and aggression. Žilvinas, 13 years old

RESPONDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE 328 RESPONDENTS AGED 12 -14 24) “I have prejudice against some people. It’s my right. Leave me Totally agree. React (69 respondents) alone. ” to this I disagree ( 251 respondents) statement. -No, we have to teach others that it is wrong, it can negatively impact emotional well-being and lower the level of self-esteem. Andrius, 14 years old No idea ( 8 respondents) -People who believe that they are being judged negatively will never reveal the best of their ability. Justas, 13 years old 2% 21% 77% -No, it’s wrong. People might feel depressed and commit a suicide. Eimantas, 13 years old

THE LARGER CONCLUSIONS WE DREW q The topicality of the questionnaire. Actually, our students were asked to associate ethnic groups with whom they had no personal contact. q The researcher had to change the language of questions to match the social background of respondents' age and educational level. q The questionnaire was too long to complete it due to young age of the respondents

THIS TYPE OF RESEARCH q Was time consuming to collect the data. It took longer for the respondents to complete open questions. q Was time consuming to analyze the data. It took longer for the researcher to analyze qualitative data as she had to read the answers and try to put them into categories. q Was not suitable for the young respondents as open questions in the questionnaire require knowledge that our students haven‘t obtained yet.