...Stereotypes (of Muslims), Causes, Consequences and Solutions It is extremely important for People to feel safe and be included in their environments in order to maintain a decent life. Stereotypes against Muslims in America can lead to fear and isolation among Muslim people and prejudices against Muslims can affect the quality of the life of Muslims in America. The following excerpt is taken from an interview with Fatima, a female Muslim worshipper after the Friday prayer. “Because I wear the head scarf I usually get the hateful stares. I just cannot stand that. I fear for my life. Muslims are harassed and targeted. I know that many Americans hate Muslims and Muslims are the victims of hate crimes. I am afraid if America get too paranoid...
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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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...be ban. It brings out the bad stereotypes in people (Kenya). People’s personal life are being taped on a daily basis. It can ruin culture image or a person’s life. Young teens are out of control, and are portrayed as loudmouth who only care about themselves. different stereotypes are shown about gender. There are many stereotypes in reality television. Reality television is promoting dangerous stereotypes in our society, culture, teens, race, and male and female. Reality television have damaged my home and even my sisters are falling into the messages they are sending. Should reality television be ban like some television shows? Government officials have banned some of South Park and family Guy episodes. So why can’t they ban reality television shows or ban some of them to aired? It does not teach anything useful. People become addicted to it very often. Anything excessive is not reality. In reality, people do not slum around the pool all day getting wasted. Reality does not consist of girls having make up on every hour of the day. In reality, people go to work, and spouses don’t sit around the house all day gossiping about their friend’s life or what is happening in another city. People on reality shows need to grow up and get a job. They need to stop relying on others to support them because that is all reality producer do. The actors and actresses make a fool of themselves and get pay big money. Reality television does not teach any good life lessons. Young kids watch shows...
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...We live in a society that is riddled with stereotypes. They come in many forms. Some examples include: gender-based, racial, sexual orientation, or stereotypes based on certain behaviors or personality traits. Stereotypes are damaging and can detract from one’s quality of life. We all tend to form these misconceptions about others at one time or another and have more than likely felt the lingering negative impact stereotypes can leave with a person. There are several stereotypes that I have experienced and felt the effects of in my life. The first one being something that I first noticed years ago when I was a teenager and I still experience it from time to time in my life. I am an introvert and have been confronted with the belief that if one is introverted it means they are “snobby” or “rude”. I have always had difficulties making conversation with others, especially when it comes to small talk with people I do not know very well. One could make an argument that if someone does not appear social or contribute to conversation that they must be rude. This is not a valid argument and is based on the fallacy referred to as hasty generalization. “The fallacy of hasty generalization is committed when one has inadequate support for the conclusion, but one still jumps to a conclusion.” (Mosser, 2011, section 4.2). One may encounter someone who seems a bit more reserved and not as extroverted and conclude that maybe the person does not want to be bothered. Conversation comes easily...
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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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...mircoaggressions, race, ethnicity, privilege, sexism, stereotypes, and much more. From these topics, discussion was held. However, I partially participated in only one of the discussions, the race/ethnicity discussion. I asked a friend to share my story because I didn’t feel comfortable doing it myself. I’ve always felt uncomfortable participating in these types of discussions. Nevertheless, from the discussions, I personally gain more awareness about these topics. I learned about how the country is affected by race, ethnicity, and stereotypes. If I could change how I participated in discussions, I wished I had participated more because I had my own thoughts and opinions that would benefit the discussions. However, I discouraged myself and chose not to share my thoughts. From journal #1 about microaggressions, I learned about how everything could be assumed as a microaggressions, even thought they weren’t meant as one. Microaggressions are everyday verbal sayings or physical actions that suggests unsympathetic insults towards other people, whether they were unintentional or intentional. During the discussion and the short...
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...Just because I am unique and do things differently does not mean I have to be stereotyped. One of many stereotypes people assume I am is that I am a gamer and that automatically makes me anti-social. People think I shut myself out of society, wasting my life away one day at time. When people stereotype me for this I simply ignore them or tell them how my life really is. Another stereotype that is put on me is that I am Italian and to ignorant people that means I make meatball subs and that I speak in an Italian accent. The first stereotype that I am judged on is that I am a gamer and that automatically makes me an anti-social guy with no life and I have nothing better to do other than sit in my room and game. People think I have no life...
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...Ethnography: Greek Life The Colorado State University is compiled of thousands of mini sub cultures. These sub cultures are what gives people their individuality among each other. Some generic ones would be the Jocks, nerds, Goth’s, Emo’s, and Hippies. Yet there are much more than just those. For instance I am part of the Greek’s. By saying this, I mean that I am apart of Greek life and that I am in fraternity. The fraternity I am apart of is known as Sigma Chi. For those of you who don’t know what a fraternity is, “The terms "fraternity" and "sorority" describe groups of men and women who join together to offer fellowship, academic support, leadership training, participation in campus activities, service to the community and University, and preparation for future careers. They are referred to as Greek chapters because they are named according to the ancient Greek alphabet.”(Fullerton.edu) A fraternity is known to be a brotherhood that is unbreakable. There is a bond among members who share a common belief in an ideal, yet posses’ different temperaments, talents, and convictions. Yet being a member of greek life also comes with the stereotypical comments being thrown at you constantly. Some example would be: how guys in fraternities are considered as bro’s that just get together to drink beer and get with chicks, guys in fraternities always mistreat women and disrespect them, there is peer pressure to drink excessively, and finally that there is hazing involved within joining...
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...Stereotypes Stereotypes To generalize a group of people in a way that falsely groups them as behaving or describes them without any certain proof is considered a stereotype. Such stereotypes are placed upon young unwed parents, the Dutch, and as another example the aggression in Pit-bull Terriers. The fallacies within these stereotypes are topics that stand without reason but are commonly thought to be true, like life beyond our planet, it’s possible but there is no proof. Stereotyping people can have lasting negative effects. Studies have been done that have proven that those who are faced with a stereotype tend to perform poorly, have trouble controlling their aggression and making rational decisions, and can even lead to over eating (Kemick, 2010). To stereotype a person is to classify them as part of a group of people. This often leads to people feeling a “sense of being depersonalized” (Siy & Cheryan, 2013). When someone stereotypes another person they are judging them based on their group affiliation instead of their individual traits and attributes (Siy & Cheryan, 2013). This can lead to angry, hurt, or upset feelings. People generally want to be seen as the individual person they are and be judged according to that, rather than for who they are associated with. In my life I encounter many different stereotypes. I have been stereotyped myself, have stereotyped others, and have witnessed others stereotype others. After learning about stereotypes I can see...
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...May 4, 2013 Autobiography My name is Erik Maceda; I am 18 years old and still live with my parents. I was born in Kern County Bakersfield CA. My two brothers and my older sister also lived with my parents. My second oldest sister Sully has her own life and sees us often and my oldest sister Diana lives in Mexico, I don’t see her much because she lives to far but we talk on the phone. I have lived in Bakersfield about 15 years now. Growing up was not easy but with family always by my side anything can be accomplished. My sister’s Sully and Rosy use to boss me around when I was young. They made my life fun because it gave me a reason to always bug them as well. Even though they treated me like dirt we always got along most of the time. My dad use to take us to fun places during summer. I remember going to Universal Studios and water parks, when we did not go anywhere my dad would grill on Sundays and we would all get together and eat. Family time was always important to my parents. When I was four my mom and I experience a horrible car accident. When we turned on a street light to go to McDonald’s an incoming car hit the front of our truck. I remember the whole thing perfectly. Although the accident scared me it did not affect my life. Thankfully no one got badly injure except for our truck. As a kid I spent most of my days playing with my friend Jake, we would play soccer on the street or head to the park. My friend Jake and I would always like to mess...
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...“A stereotype is a set of beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people” (pg 5). “Males are high in masculine traits such as independence, aggressiveness, and dominance, and females are high in feminine traits such as gentleness, sensitivity to the feelings of others, and tactfulness” (Powell pg 39). I found many stereotypes in the reading that represent my own views. First, “women are not allowed to advance in managerial hierarchies as far as men with equivalent credentials” (Powell pg 3). Even though women have been allowed to work, they still are not looked at as equal to men in the workplace. Secondly, girls play with dolls, tea sets, and jewelry while boys play with blocks, tanks, and guns. This stereotype represents my views on what girls and boys should play with because that is what I have learned from my parents and the culture that I have grown up in. Another stereotype I found, “girls are less comfortable using computers” (pg 41). I feel that men are more interested in computers and how they operate than women are. I think this because throughout my lifetime I have seen men fixing computer problems and hardly ever women. These are stereotypes that I have found in the reading that show my perception on stereotypes. These stereotypes influence my perception of diversity. Diversity is The stereotypes I have given have opened my eyes more about diversity and stereotypes. If people’s cultures and communities become more diverse, then there won’t be as...
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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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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix B Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Stereotypes |Unreliable exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual | | |differences into accounts | |Prejudice |A negative attitude toward an entire category of people such as a racial or ethnic minority. | |Labeling theory |A theory that occurs by grouping people and societies in which doesn’t give others a chance to get | | |a perception of their own | Part II 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 |Black people are still slaves |All white people are rednecks or|All Hispanic people are not | | |and only eat chicken and |prejudice. ...
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...“A stereotype is a set of beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people” (pg 5). “Males are high in masculine traits such as independence, aggressiveness, and dominance, and females are high in feminine traits such as gentleness, sensitivity to the feelings of others, and tactfulness” (Powell pg 39). I found many stereotypes in the reading that represent my own views. First, “women are not allowed to advance in managerial hierarchies as far as men with equivalent credentials” (Powell pg 3). Even though women have been allowed to work, they still are not looked at as equal to men in the workplace. Secondly, girls play with dolls, tea sets, and jewelry while boys play with blocks, tanks, and guns. This stereotype represents my views on what girls and boys should play with because that is what I have learned from my parents and the culture that I have grown up in. Another stereotype I found, “girls are less comfortable using computers” (pg 41). I feel that men are more interested in computers and how they operate than women are. I think this because throughout my lifetime I have seen men fixing computer problems and hardly ever women. These are stereotypes that I have found in the reading that show my perception on stereotypes. These stereotypes influence my perception of diversity. Diversity is The stereotypes I have given have opened my eyes more about diversity and stereotypes. If people’s cultures and communities become more diverse, then there won’t be as...
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...of the rich leads to them being viewed as socially powerful and famous, capturing the attention of many people. Since the media constantly covers stories on the rich in many forms, there have been numerous perspectives and opinions on this certain cultural group. With the help of the media, the rich have succeeded in communicating the power and dominance they have in society due to their economic position. Based on my experience with the media, I have often seen news flashes and television shows of rich personalities and characters. This started right from my childhood days, when I watched cartoons and it had rich characters (such as Muffy from the show “Arthur”), up to the present time, when I’m logged on to Facebook and I see trending articles on rich celebrities (such as Kim Kardashian’s grand wedding). The rich are over represented in the media, and I feel it’s heavily due to the high amount of money they make, allowing them to indulge in various activities (for example, producing reality shows, buying sports teams, or even acquiring illegal drugs). From my experience, I have often heard widespread criticism on the meaningless activities that the rich get involved with, when they could have used their money to support policies or initiatives that benefit the poor. Instead, a lot of rich personalities land themselves in the limelight for wasting their money on acts that ruin their reputation and cause negative reactions from the public. These rich people use their position...
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