CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR S.C. TEACHER CADET COURSE | EXPERIENCING EDUCATION, TENTH EDITION
Resource: 10 Quick Ways to Analyze Children's Books for Racism
and Sexism from The Council on Interracial Books for Children
1. Check the Illustrations
Look for Stereotypes. A stereotype is an over-simplified generalization about a particular
group, race or sex, which usually carries derogatory implications. Some infamous (overt) stereotypes of African-Americans are the happy-go-lucky, watermelon-eating Sambo and the fat, eyerolling "mammy"; of Chicanos, the sombrero-wearing peon or fiesta-loving, macho bandito; of
Asian Americans, the inscrutable, slant-eyed "Oriental"; of Native Americans, the naked savage
or "primitive brave" and his "squaw"; of Puerto Ricans, the switchblade-toting teenage gang
member; of women, the completely domesticated mother, the demure, doll-