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Exploring Stereotypes through Chaucer’s Pilgrims: A Sociological Perspective

This study delves into the societal reflections found within "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. By analyzing the various pilgrims and their stereotypical portrayals, we can uncover truths about medieval culture and societal norms. Participants will examine the stereotypes present, categorize them, and provide justifications based on the characters' traits. Through this exploration, we aim to understand how stereotypes inform our perceptions of societal expectations and reflect broader cultural values. This exercise invites a critical examination of our own views and the implications of judgment based on stereotypes.

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Exploring Stereotypes through Chaucer’s Pilgrims: A Sociological Perspective

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  1. Chaucer’s Pilgrims A Sociological Profile for Medieval Culture

  2. Establishing A Base • With your group, explore the bag you’ve been given. Look at all the contents and make some judgments. Make all your judgments on page 1 of your packet. You should have something for each category and a justification for why.

  3. Essential Question How do stereotypes reveal important truths about cultural norms and societal expectations?

  4. Stereotype • a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment • What different kinds of people make up our society today? • Identify six types and build a character that matches each.

  5. Stereotype

  6. What are stereotypes measured against? What do these stereotypes tell us about societal expectations?

  7. The Canterbury Tales • Social commentary: writing that offers insight into society, its values, and its customs • understand Chaucer’s view on English society. • Understand and CHANGE our own • A tale about tales—what does this mean? • Envelope structure: a story within a story • Envelope: Pilgrims on the way to Canterbury • Letter: Stories the Pilgrims tell

  8. What tales would our stereotypes tell?

  9. The Canterbury Tales • The narrator introduces each character in the prologue in a stereotypical manner, which can be very revealing about the cultural expectations, and critical toward cultural vices— • How is judging people by stereotypes dangerous? • What does this tell us about the narrator?

  10. Essential Question How does judging people by stereotypes reveal important truths about cultural norms and societal expectations?

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