1. Prejudice and Stereotypes

2. Prejudice
 A prejudice is a prejudgment, an
assumption made about someone or
something before having adequate
knowledge to be able to do so with
guaranteed accuracy.

3. Stereotypes
 Stereotypes is a held popular belief
about specific social groups or types
of individuals.
 Stereotypes are standardized and
simplified conceptions of groups
based on some prior assumptions.

4. Stereotypes and Prejudices of
Ukraine &
Central and Eastern Europe

5. Culture
 Drinking
 Safety
 Public Behavior
 Relationships
 Etiquette

6. History
 Soviet Union (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Moldova,
Romania)
 Yugoslavia (Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia)
 Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Average years of independence: 20-25
years

7. Drinking

8. Safety & Corruption
 On the streets
 At transport
 Crowds
 Corruption

9. Public Behavior
 Open and freely
 Emotional (positive emotions with friends
and people they know, mostly negative
on public)
 Hospitable
 Smiling
Smile Ukraine,
You will achieve everything today!
Thank you for smiling!

10. Relations
 Family
Early marriages
Parents influence
 Personal
(unti-feminism)

11. Etiquette
 Being late
 Not polite/wild?
 Aggressive
 Upbringing influence
 Sensitive topics (age, sex, politics and
nationalism)

12. Ancient culture

13. Realization and Actions!
 Positive psychology of youth!
 Intercultural communication
 International exchange programs