...In the beginning of my childhood everything seemed pretty normal. I grew up in a two parent household with one older brother and one younger sister. Until one day, I noticed I was quite different from my siblings. I was not as talkative as they were or as friendly, but my mother told me that I have always been a quiet little girl, who did not reach out to anyone besides her. I personally did not think anything of it, but family members made it known that I was different. I became the outcast of the family, when people found out I had a learning disability that caused great shame to my self-esteem. I refused to identify as someone with a learning disability because I know the stereotype that goes along with the title. I did not want people thinking...
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...Coming from a interracial family, I have had to overcome challenges that others around may not have had to face. Falling into a category or stereotype are things that have attempted to hinder my path. My motivation to be successful and receive a good education allowed me to decide which path I would take. My path usually draws me to said situations. I savor the times where my surprising conviviality makes me stand out and experience opportunities in a whole new light. My contrasting personality makes me notable, someone to remember ,and never to forget. It wasn't always that I strived for difference. There was a point where I'd get lost in the crowd with all the other kids who had no passion to lead. Taking the route they did only because everyone else did, or because "it's what you're supposed to do right?" They questioned. I was always an outsider, especially at home. The only male, the middle child, only one who valued education. Looking...
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...Stereotypes are saying bad things about someone because they belong in a certain group or race Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird both are based on the theme of stereotypes. In the next 3 paragraphs I will talk about stereotypes in To Kill a Mockingbird, The Merchant of Venice, and finally compare the stereotypes in both. There are many stereotypes and these 2 stories contain many that are alike. One big theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is stereotypes. First of all there is a stereotype that scout should wear a dress and act more like a girl because she is a tomboy. Aunt Alexandra says this. “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches”(81). This shows that Aunt Alexandra wants Scout to be more like a lady. Secondly there’s Tom Robinson who is black and wrongly accused. Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell and in the end the jury voted him guilty even though Atticus explains the evidence is in Tom’s favor “To begin with, this case should have never come to trial”(203). This quote shows that Atticus’s evidence is perfectly clear and Tom isn’t guilty but in the end because Tom is black the jury assumes he is bad and votes him guilty. Finally black people don’t have the same rights as white people. For example Calpurnia brings Scout and Jem to church and a lady gets mad and asked Calpurnia why she brought white kids to the black church day. “I wants to know why you...
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...Stereotypes are things that we as humans wish we could sometimes avoid. Many of us hold stereotypes with conviction and many of us hold stereotypes that can be easily shaped through open minded experience. Making assumptions about another person, especially one you’ve never personally met, is essentially judging a book by its cover. Whether certain stereotypes are true or not for a given person or group, they actually have a significant effect on the identities of both the person being stereotyped and the person stereotyping. Having a presence on the internet as a YouTube video creator and as a rising natural bodybuilder, I am actively viewed and stereotyped by thousands of people on a daily basis. Many people are convinced that I took steroids or diuretics to get to the (far from amazing in my opinion) muscularity and conditioning that I displayed in many pictures I took in 2011. I am stereotyped as being obsessed about everything under the umbrella of bodybuilding, from food to training. I’ve learned that all of these stereotypes that I deal with online and offline help shape my identity, but fortunately in positive ways. “Roids!” That’s one of the most frequent words a successful bodybuilder hears. Why in the world would I want to be associated with taking steroids or any performance or cosmetic enhancing drugs? There’s something special about being a pure, 100% natural bodybuilder that differentiates it from being one of the big guys you’ve seen before in...
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...Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Race |African Americans are better at |African American men are well |Caucasians have no rhythm and | | |sports. |endowed |cannot dance. | |Gender |Women are not as strong as men. |Women are not politicians. |Women are supposed to be | | | | |submissive and do as they are | | | | |told. | |Disability |People with disabilities cannot |Having a mental disability means |People with disabilities are | ...
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...feel the unwanted stares from others. But what we don’t realize is that when we commit these fallacies, we run the risk of hurting the very people we are stereotyping. The stereotypes that we encounter in our everyday lives can have lasting effects on ourselves as well as those around us. As an African American woman in charge of a successful business operation, I am a walking stereotype. A typical stereotype that I face every day is that I am a woman, and as such, am incapable of running a business. Now, unlike the women in the article, “Stereotyping Has Lasting Negative Effect” by April Kemick (2010), I never let peoples’ stereotypical implications affect my success. The article goes on to show that women who are stereotyped are irrational, aggressive, and suffer an inability to focus (Kemick, 2010). The type of fallacious argument used here would be hasty generalization. As with most fallacious arguments, hasty generalizations occur “when the conclusion is based on insufficient information “(Mosser, 2011, 4.2). The problem with this argument is because I am nothing of the aforementioned. I tend to thrive under pressure, and because I am an African American, I work harder than the average manager in my district because I am success driven. I want to be the example that my associates look up to and do my best to make the...
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...While stereotypes can hurt, in my experience mine has helped to shape my character. To give some background, I went to a middle school where minorities were the majority. Meaning that, my school was primarily Hispanics and African American. However, I am of Swedish decent, which is primarily characterized by bright blonde hair and blue eyes. Obviously, I stuck out in a way middle schooler, whose only desire is to fit in, didn’t want to stick out. The ditzy blonde stereotype was in full swing at this point with celebrities, movies and TV shows further perpetrating the stereotype. At school, my peers and teachers alike would insult my intelligence. It seemed as though whatever I accomplished, my hair color was the determining factor in how intelligent...
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...There are stereotypes everywhere, but this is about stereotypes surrounding me within my life. I don’t believe that I, personally, face an insane amount of stereotypes in my day to day life; however, I do recognize that they are very real in school and out in the real world. It is easy to look around and classify and categorize people based upon their physical appearance, wealth, and surface personality. I hate to admit that even I do this, it’s how we grow up and we learn it not only from the people around us but also from the movies and tv shows we watch. If thinking hard enough about it, I can identify many stereotypes both about me and the people around me. One of the bigger ones I face from society is simply being a teenager, very often...
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...Stereotype Paper Leona Wolford PHI 103: Informal Logic Erik Hudak December 17, 2012 A stereotype is a generalization that people make about the characteristics of another person or group of people. I have stereotyped against other people and have been stereotyped by others. Stereotypes are created about people of specific cultures, races, gender or sexual orientation. A professor from the University of Toronto, Scarborough, Dr. Michael Inzlicht, indicated that “past studies have shown that people perform poorly in situations where they feel they are being stereotyped” (Kemick, 2010, para. 2). The first stereotype I will discuss is about African Americans. They have many stereotypes. The first common stereotype is that they’re all athletic. The argument for this stereotype could be: Michael Jordan was a talented basketball player Jerry Rice was one of the best wide receivers in the NFL Joe is African American, therefore, he must be a talented athlete The fallacy we see in this argument is hasty generalization. Our text states that the “fallacy of hasty generalization is committed when the conclusion is based on insufficient information: a generalization is made too quickly” (Mosser, 2011, p. 4.2). The assumption that Joe is a talented athlete just because of his racial background and color does not provide enough evidence to substantiate and prove the claim. Joe may not be athletic whatsoever, and may be more of a bookworm or be involved in activities other...
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...RUNNING HEADER: Stereotypes 1 Stereotypes Throughout My Life John Doe PHI Dr. Dolittle 6-6-2013 Stereotypes 2 Stereotypes Throughout My Life Stereotyping has always been a part of human nature. Stereotyping is preconceived opinion of a person or group of people based on an oversimplified conception, opinion, or image. The reasons for this belief are numerous ranging from self preservation to prejudice. For instance, if someone encounters an individual wearing gang colors and gang related attire the perspective of that person might be that they are dangerous, involved in illegal activity, or an outcast from main stream society. In reality, this person may only be wearing matching colored sports team clothing to show support of their favorite team. Regardless of the reason for stereotyping, the fact remains that it “has a lasting negative impact on those who experience it.” (Kemick, 2011). This paper will prove that military service, level of education, and race can have negative impacts on those who experience it. People who serve in the military are often stereotyped by those who have not served in the military with certain characteristics. The characteristics range from being rigid, non-conformist, conservative, obsessive compulsive, controlling, aggressive, stern, domineering, and even having the propensity to use force to solve a problem. This belief is often held because of the stringent training that all military...
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...Lesson 14, #3: Describe 3 common stereotypes of old and younger people. Why do they exist? When I think of stereotypes, the first that comes to mind that both elderly and young share is that they can’t drive. Younger people are known for texting while driving, or having a lead foot, driving recklessly. On the flip side older people are considered slow drives and unaware of their surroundings. All of the descriptions on describing how both young and old drive, leads to car accidents. I do believe that this actually is a fairly accurate stereotype. Younger people have a false assurance that they can drive over the speed limit, text and jam out to really loud music and that nothing can hurt them. When new drivers get this false confidence in driving it leads to car accidents, which is quite common, and what gives teens/younger drivers a bad reputation. Not all young people are bad drivers, but the ones who are give the group as a whole that stereotype. Same goes for elderly drivers. I always say that “old folks don’t know how to drive” I sum up all older drivers as a whole from past experiences with driving behind a really slow driver that was older, and from being a passenger in a car with my own grandma who almost hit ten things in five minutes. When I compare all my grandparents three of them are great drivers, but my having awful experiences with driving with my grandma who hit everything, makes me sum up all older people as a whole and stating they are bad drivers, which...
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...1310: Fundamentals of Human Communications Melissa Novak Life as a Male Asian Student My name is Tao Zhèng, and I am a 19-year-old male attending school in America. I lived in Japan until I was 16, and then moved to America to attend an American university and expand my education. I tend to spend the majority of my days either at school or focusing on my studies at home. My parents are very strict and take my schooling very seriously. Typically, It’s my mom who pushes my academic success. Dad always says it would be her fault if I did not succeed so I do everything I can to not let her down. I don’t see my father much, maybe around three hours a day. But it’s okay because I know he’s working to provide our family with the best care and make us proud (Cohen 2011). (Question 1) When I wake up, I start out my morning with looking at my schoolwork and seeing what I need to do for the day and plan accordingly. My parents and family back home in Japan have high expectations for me and I want to do everything I can to impress them. I then attend all of my classes back to back because I’m taking twenty credit hours; my plan is to graduate this December. After I finish my classes, I head up to the library for three back to back Asian centered study groups. My friends and I help each other out a lot; I have found that we compliment each other well because we experience the same stereotypes and can help one another out (Kiley 2012). (Question 2) A common misconception of Asians...
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...Labeling and stereotypes, words or phrases that we place on people every day, possibly without even knowing it. It’s funny to do it with our friends and it has become an accepted concept within our society, but have you ever stopped to think about what you’re actually doing? I’m guessing, probably not. Gordon Allport wrote in his excerpt from our Language Awareness book titled, The Language of Prejudice, “Most people are unaware of this basic law of language—that every label applied to a given person refers properly only to one aspect of his nature” (325). Meaning that we place these labels on others without realizing the negative effects and understanding the harm that’s being done. The labeling being set on others can...
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...Stereotyping For my motivation paper I chose to pick a topic that involves something we all do on a daily basis but that I particularly would like to work on and improve. That is stereotyping, and it is a tool that everybody uses daily to help them quickly comprehend the world around them. Stereotyping can be useful in certain situations to give a general understanding of a group of people or subject, but it also can have negative effects. I chose this internal behavior mainly so I could focus on the negative outcomes of stereotyping and how I can change my perceptions for the better, but also to understand when it can be a useful behavioral tool. Stereotyping is defined as a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group. In everyday life, we deal with many different people from various social groups and have to learn to interact with them. To help quickly make judgments on a person we meet, our brain reverts to the stereotypes that we hold of people from that particular group. It can help us when we meet someone to generally understand their background and give us an idea of their personality or beliefs. While this can be a useful tool, it can often times have negative effects or results. Every person is an individual, which is why it is only fair not to judge them until you have met and understood what they stand for and who they truly are. I know that people become frustrated and irritated...
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...What is a stereotype? Stereotypes that I am aware of are cultural, groups of individuals, sexual stereotypes, and men vs. women. “The definition of a stereotype is any commonly known public belief about a certain social group or a type of individual. Stereotypes are often confused with prejudices, because, like prejudices, a stereotype is based on a prior assumption. Stereotypes are often created about people of specific cultures or races. Almost every culture or race has a stereotype, including Jewish people, Blacks, Irish people, and Polish people, among others. Stereotypes are not just centered on different races and backgrounds, however. Gender stereotypes also exist. For example, if you say that men are better than women, you’re stereotyping all men and all women. If you say that all women like to cook, you are stereotyping women. Sexual orientation stereotypes are also common. These stereotypes occur when you have negative views on gays, lesbians, and transgender individuals. People who have these negative views are often known as homophobic (Stereotype Examples)”. Our concerns of people that are different from us would be: are these people okay to be around, will they attempt to hurt me if I wear this color, what is their motive or way of thinking, people who wear their pants below their butts are gangsters, and etc.. I find myself curious of other people’s identities that are from a different culture because I always ask myself "how differently were they raised by their...
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