“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 many stereotypes. If people interact with different groups like sexes, age, race, or ethnicity then all there backgrounds will mix together. When people are around multiple different cultural backgrounds and not just one it makes them change their way of thinking. The more ideas from different groups shared to others can impact ones way of life. For example, if I am only exposed to playing sports in my free time, then that is what I will do in my free time. Now on the other hand if I was exposed to sports, reading, and talking to friends in my free time, then I can choose to do any of them. Knowing more than one activity to do in my free time shows diversity and can eliminate stereotypes. Stereotypes come about by a group seeing another group doing something different than what they belief in. Not just one group will be picked on for doing a certain thing if all the groups mix together it will be common to everyone. If something is common to everyone, then nothing can be said about the personal attributes of another group. Learning about diversity and stereotypes has formed this perception I have. If stereotypes are made by distinctions of various people and diversity is made up of many different backgrounds of culture, then if they become diverse. When people become diverse they all will change their ways based on knowledge they have gained and not one group will still have all there same ways. There are many examples that can reinforce my response.