Lifestyle Choices and Challenging Stereotypes

I will:

• Understand what tribes are and why young people decide to become members of them.

• Discuss how stereotyping can cause problems.

Chav

• Draw a picture of a Chav!

Tribes• It has become increasingly common for teenagers to

form themselves in to tribes.

• Tribes have their own:

Territory or meeting place Rituals or patterns of activity Special objects Language or code words Code of behaviour that reflects the tribes values and

attitudes. Dress Music choice

Tribes in School

• Work in pairs. Complete the thought shower.

Tribes in School

Tribes in School

• Chavs• Hippies• Punks• Goths• Skaters• Bikers• Moshers• Skin heads• Gangster

1. How many of these tribes are you familiar with?

I know of the following tribes:

2. At the side of each tribe write down one way in which you would recognise one of its members.

3. Do you belong to one of these tribes? Why?

• New tribes are created all of the time.

Chav RockerHippie Skinhead

Mosher

SkaterBiker Gangster

Punk

1. Copy the table

2. Put each tribe in the appropriate column.

3. Write a brief explanation why you have put them in each column.

Table

Attraction Embarrassment Wariness Fear/ dislike

E.g. Hippies: I like hippies because they are normally happy but I think they look silly.

You like themYou quite like them but would not want to be one or be seen with one

You are uncertain about if you would want to be them

You don’t like them at all

Why people join tribes:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Work in pairs to

complete the list.

Hot Seat A Tribe Member

• A person comes to the front of the class (they can either be a real member of one of the tribes or they can pretend to be).

• The class ask questions about why the person joined the tribe etc.

Chav RockerHippie Skinhead

Mosher

SkaterBiker Gangster

Punk

What judgements do we make about members of these tribes?

Is it fair to make such judgements?

What problems can judging people by the way they look cause?

Stereotyping:

Assuming things about a large group of people whose beliefs, habits, and realities often disagree with the imposed image.

Equality for Tribes

• Create a poster asking for equality for one of the tribes.

• Explain why it is unfair to judge the members of the tribes?

Chavs Are People Too!

Not all Chavs steal

cars!

We don’t all sell drugs!

Wearing Burberry does not

make you a real Chav!

Give Chavs a chance.

Don’t judge us cause of

how we look!