...Straight As When one thinks of the most prevalent stereotypes in the average American high school, two categories instantly spring to mind: the “nerds” and the “jocks.” Since the beginning of time (or the modern education system) these groups have been at opposite ends of the spectrum. The jocks tend to be your typical, run-of-the-mill sport stars, with a haughty disposition, good looks, and next to no intellect. The nerds on the other hand, have always been seen as academically inclined, anti-social, and awkward misfits. Continuing with the stereotypes, the geeks are typically victims to bullying: courtesy of the friendly neighborhood jock. This harassment is typically brought about because our sports star cannot believe that someone so low...
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...jerk can also be someone that doesn’t respect their teachers, by talking when they are talking or making rude comments. A jerk is hated by a lot of people. Some jerks will steal things from stores or people. Over all a jerk is someone that is mean and will do selfish acts. There are a bunch of different kinds of references and meanings for the word jerk. A jerk can be referred to as a tool because they are both self centered. A tool is more of a person that uses people for the wrong reasons. Another name for a jerk is a bully because jerks are rude and mean just like bullies. Unlike jerks, bullies normally pick on just a couple people or a single person and doesn’t stop. Jerks could also be called jocks. Jocks and jerks are really similar because they both do similar actions. Jocks are a little different from jerks because not all of them are complete jerks and some can be nice. The term jerk can have many different works and different meanings for it. A couple years ago I had this one volleyball coach and a lot of my teammates sucked up to her, so they would get more playing time. Overall, she was a good person. She just wasn’t fair. She put the girls in the game that she liked the best and to me that is being a jerk. She also coached them more than the others that didn’t suck up to her. She even let her favorites be rude and mean to the other players on the team. One of the seniors pretty much ran the...
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...What are stereotypes? Basically, it’s the way people judge other people by their looks and the way they act. This happens a lot in Freaks and Geeks and in the world today. Some stereotypes that are commonly projected upon teenage characters are geeks, freaks, and jocks. Each character falls into one of these categories. I feel that these portrayals are fair because these stereotypes are used in the show and they exist in today’s world. One stereotype category used in this show is geeks. What exactly are geeks though? Geeks are people who are small, smart, unathletic, anti-social, they like sci-fi things, science, games, and toys. A few people in the show are in this category. Sam, Neil, and Bill fall into this stereotype. For example, Neil...
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...me who was 'typical" and who was not. However even at nineteen, my perception of a "typical" American teenager is the same as it was when I was seventeen: angst-y, dramatic, gossipy, party-hungry, and sexual. So if I was still in high school and had the same image of a "typical" teen as I do now, yet no one around me really embodied it, why did I have that image? Stereotypes. It is because of stereotypes that adults, and yes, even teenagers believe that said traits are what the typical American teenager embodies. There are stereotypes that classify 'cliques' in high school, and imply that all schools have cliques, but the main stereotype of "typical" teens seems to be one that groups all teens together under a view similar to mine of a "typical" teenager. These stereotypes are perpetuated mainly through media: movies, books, songs, and even news. They paint a picture of a teen who is, in my opinion after my own experiences and especially after watching American Teen, not very accurate. Having been an American teen, and being around them for so many years, I never saw myself nor anyone I knew to embody the stereotype that is the "typical" American teen, as well as the teens in the documentary American Teen. Teenagers, as corny as it sounds, are like snowflakes: no two are exactly the same, though they might seem similar. Each teenager deals with their own personal struggle, thus being said, they cannot be clumped under one umbrella if...
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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 | All African Americans are criminals | All Mexicans are drug dealers. | All Arabs are Muslims | Sexual Orientation | All Men are more powerful | Women are not allow to be treated as equal as men | Men are better workers than women | Ethnicity | Africans are better at running | Blacks are better at basketball | Hispanics work for lower wages | Part II Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use. What are the positive aspects of stereotypes, if any? Stereotypes' are the human's method for quickly ordering men and ladies to evade peril in social order. It' is the fundamental learning with the human personality and has been around provided that we have known the presence of humanity. That is the exclusively useful effect of stereotypes only when it is use for safety. What are the negative aspects of stereotypes? Stereotyping can cause intimidation...
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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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...see or meet someone, we often stereotype them under different classifications. There are many different groups of stereotypes such as the geeks, the popular girls, cheerleaders, jocks, and so many more. We judge people based on what they wear, how they talk, what kind of phone they have, and there are many different groups to classify each individual under. Stereotyping is a very natural yet very dangerous situation. Stereotyping can often lead to bullying. If someone finds out that they were stereotyped into a “bad” or “lame” group, they could be offended. The same situation can occur on the internet or social media. If someone uploads an inappropriate photo or comment to the internet, it will stay there forever. Since it will...
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...Coming of Age Stereotypes are given to people that last them a lifetime. Stereotype is defined as a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. The way someone acts, talks, dresses all contribute to how this person is stereotyped. Common stereotypes in high school are the jock, the popular girl, the troubled child and the nerd. There are many coming of age films that have characters that play these stereotypical roles. Films such as Stand by Me, Now and Then, and The Sandlot all have characters that play stereotypical roles. Out of the three coming of age films that were watched during class,I believe Stand by Me had the most stereotypical characters that functioned to achieve the director’s purpose. The main character in the film Stand by Me is Gordie. He fits the stereotype of being the youngest child. Often times in families where there are more than one child, the younger child fits a certain stereotype. This stereotype being the neglected child. The youngest child typically has more freedom than older siblings. Also, the youngest child is always compared to their older siblings. We see this in this film with how Gordie’s parents don’t really care about him or what he does. An example is when there’s a flashback from before Gordie’s brother died and the whole family is sitting at the dinner table. Gordie’s parents are so intrigued in his brother’s life and once Gordie goes to talk, they ignore him. When they’re...
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...media Most people think that they are completely in control of their own thoughts, emotions, actions, basically their whole lives and the way they see other people. However, in actuality, they are not. In the society we live in today, we are all brought up on stereotypes and expected to fill the supposed roles of the child, the woman, and the man. All we see on TV, in commercials, magazines, and on the internet is the stereotypical person. The big strong male figure, the mother or the sexy and thin female figure, these are some of the types of characters portrayed in everything that we intake from the media. The media is a massive information network that connects people to the world, which is beneficial, however , it also misrepresents different groups of people which in turn warps the minds of its audience. It forces us to prejudge, and we grow up on these often false representations of the world. The representation of women in the media has changed a lot in the last couple decades, Many of us would agree that some strides have been made in how the media portrays women in movies, TV and magazines, and that there has been an increase in the presence and influence of women in media. Nonetheless, female stereotypes continue to expand in the media we take in every day. Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women's bodies are used to sell everything now a days. Many actresses and other women that are used as marketing props are now encouraged to be thinner. These impossible...
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... saying “girls aren’t as fast as boys, or a strong, or as athletic. This is not me talking, it’s a scientific fact” (Fickman). Outraged, Viola does everything in her power to prove this, as well as many other stereotypes wrong. Viola, played by Amanda Bynes, disguises herself as her brother and try’s out for his schools’ boys’ team. “This transparently cross-dressed performance advances a distinctly conservative perspective on both gender identity and the human subject” (). She’s the Man uses a humorous approach to help viewers understand the gender roles of teenage life when Viola is able to break through the barriers of femininity versus masculinity, disproving stereotypes about romance, athletics, education, and beauty along the way. There are many different stereotypes of femininity and masculinity in the movie, but the main one focused on in the movie is romance and the different ways that each gender enacts the roles of their individual relationships. Main character Viola Hastings is in a relationship with Justin, who is a typical macho man with no respect for women. In society, women are usually stereotypes as timid, dependent on the men in their lives, and able to be easily controlled in a relationship. However, Viola is able to break through those stereotypes when she holds her own against Justin as he lies to her face and tries to act dominant over her in front of his friends and teammates. When Viola is shot down by...
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...In “Ghetto Bitches, China Dolls, and Cha Cha Divas,” Jennifer Pozner analyzes race and gender stereotypes present in the reality television series America’s Next Top Model (ANTM). Race is a symbol of what a person looks like physically. While on the other hand, ethnicity entails nationality, regional culture and language. ANTM, a show by Tyra Banks, is one of the many streams of pop culture that creates a mold of what stereotypes certain people fit into and justify these stereotypes for audiences to see them as real. One group that seems to always be plagued by media and pop culture is, African-Americans, specifically, women. Women are generalized to be, “Angry Black Women,” and it is broadcasted heavily. The “Angry Black Women” stereotype...
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...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 is that we are complete nerds that have no life or time for anything but studies. Well that’s not true and very prejudice. I have a job just like a lot of other college students. My scholarship covers my schooling but I like to have spending money for myself. My parents say that I am an adult and should support myself....
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...class and the Asians as unreceptive. These negative labels may lead teachers to treat ethnic minority pupils differently and this could result to failure. A good example of black labelling is from the studies by Gillborn and Youdell; Gillborn found that teachers were quick to tell black students off for behaviour rather than others. They found that black pupils were expected by teachers to disruptive and have behavioural problems which would be seen as threatening or challenging authority. When this was interpreted wrongly, this resulted in negative feedback from the black students which also resulted in further conflict. They both conclude that most of the conflict that occurs between white teachers and black pupils comes from the racial stereotypes that teachers hold. Bernard Coard explains how the ethnocentric curriculum may create under-achievement. An example of this is the history of Britain, which are supposed to bring civilisation to the 'primitive' peoples they colonised. Therefore, this image of black people as inferior undermines their self-esteem and leads to their failure. However, this is not clear as what the impact the ethnocentric curriculum has. For example, it may ignore Asian culture, Indian and Chinese pupils' achievement is above the national...
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...television show, Lost, and how in leans more towards exploitation because of its incorporation of token characters from different races and genders, which hurts more than helps our society, particularly American society, in its goal of expelling racism and sexism. The racial and gender stereotypes displayed in the hit television show Lost contribute negatively to society and its attempt to expel racism and sexism. By having characters that blatantly follow both racial and gendered stereotypes broadcasted on one of the most popular American television shows, it communicates to its viewers that their own stereotypical views on different races and cultures are inherently true and further cement that view point into the American mindset. If you’ve never seen the television series Lost, then it’s safe to say you’re lost. Although the series has long come to a close, when it was being aired, it was one of the most talked about shows on television. The one thing people didn’t seem to notice, and neither did I until I looked at it with a very critical eye, is that a large amount of the characters on the show fit almost perfectly into the stereotypes of their particular race. Before diving deep into these stereotypes, its critical you understand the background story to the show. The television series Lost is about an international flight flying from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California that goes off course mysteriously and crash-lands on a tropical island....
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix B Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Stereotypes |Stereotypes are unreliable generalizations about all | | |Members of a group that do not take individual differences into account. Numerous | | |scientific studies have been made of these exaggerated images | |Prejudice |a negative attitude toward an entire | | |category of people, such as a racial or | | |ethnic minority | |Labeling theory |a sociological approach introduced | | |by Howard Becker that attempts to | | |explain why certain people are viewed | | |as deviants and others engaging in the ...
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