We are multicultural nation of persons of different ethnic backgrounds, religions, socioeconomic levels, and native languages. In addition, there are natural differences based on sex, age and physical and mental abilities. Every day we and our students are exposed to social curriculum that makes positive and negative statements about these differences through radio, television and newspaper as well as family attitudes. Often distorted messages about people who are ethnically and religiously different from oneself are portrayed in the social curriculum. We learn that Italian-Americans control organized crime, Blacks are on welfare, old people are useless, females are helpless, hard hats are racist, and handicapped individuals must be taken care of. These stereotypes about groups of people are broad generalizations that totally neglect the majority of individuals within each of these groups. Decisions made by employers, educators, politicians, and neighbors are often based on such misconceptions. As educators, we must help students interpret and analyze the cultural cues that are force on them daily.