...The first thing people would ask me is why don’t I sound like Apu from the Simpsons and does my mother wear a dot in the middle of her forehead? These comments made me irritated. You can see Indian stereotypes in everyday television show. One of the most popular shows today is The Big Bang Theory where British Indian actor Kunal Nayyar plays Raj Koothrappali. Mimicking some of the Indian stereotyping he nods his head sideways and portrays a thick accent, he also plays a brilliant scientist. Then we have Kal Penn, who plays Kumar in Harold and Kumar, who is being stereotyped as intelligence and his family expects him to become a doctor. Television shows, as such, sterotypes Indians as being only intelligent or having low- income jobs like taxi drivers or owners of curry shops. Although these are some of the typical Indian stereotypes, there are some Indian actors that are have been successful in making the American Screens. Prinkca Choptra, the star of ABCs hit Quantico, plays an FBI...
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...The reason why I have chosen to pursue a BAS degree in Supervision & Management is because, I feel that it would help me achieve my career goals. I believe it will provide me with the preparations needed to lead businesses and employees. Supervision and Management is necessary for each and every organization, and even in my day to day life. Obtaining a college degree in such a tough economy, can make the difference between being employed and or staying unemployed. Many companies of all kinds need employees who have good communication , and leadership skills, which are two hallmark outcomes of supervision and management degrees. I feel by me showng that I have formal education in this area of study that I will have a competitive advantage when it comes to me advancing into managerial roles at my current or future job prospects. The skills I would hope to obtain is to motivate and lead others. I want to obtain interpersonal communication skills, learn how to negotiate on various topics and intellects. But most of all I want to learn how to communicate, which would help me in my decision making skills; as well as how to keep a positive attitude, think clearly and work as a team member. I believe obtaining an acceptance into the BAS Supervison and Management degree will enhance my my goals, and my career. I have overcome alot of objectives and sterotypes and I am not going to quit now. I believe I have what it takes to takes to succeed. Just like Ghandi stated best, "You have...
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...John Bell, an advocate in social change by and with young people, expressed, “We must understand a particular condition of youth: that young people are often mistreated and disrespected simply because they are young. Adultism refers to behaviors and attitudes based on the assumption that adults are better than young people, and entitled to act upon young people without their agreement (Understanding Adultism A Key to Developing Positive Youth-Adult Relationships).” Differing cultural, ethnic, gender, class, or religious approaches to these developmental stages can cause complications in the adultism (Understanding Adultism A Key to Developing Positive Youth-Adult Relationships). I want to learn why adults are prejustice; in addition, I want...
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...CJA/384 Terri Smith Before I started CJA/384- Criminal Organizations, I had a very black and white view point of organized crime. Major crime families stood out to me but mostly my interpretation came from what is shown on the television and in movies. A lot of today’s “mob family” news does not make the newspaper like it used to decades ago. I always thought this was just out of fear for reporting criminal activity of this nature or because the crime families have just done that great of a job staying below the radar. When we live in a society where such behavior is forbidden, it is not usual that we hear about the details of these lifestyles on an everyday basis. Because of this I think it is common for citizens to have an overactive imagination when it comes to the criminal life style of organized crime, there is not much more to go on that what is portrayed in the media and our imaginations. I think that my perceptions were not too unrealistic from the readings. The area that I was lacking were the ways the organize crime is controlled. To include the various types of activities which these crime families orchestrate as well as the reasons these different types of crimes are operated. I always assumed it came down to power, but a lot of it revolves around family rivalry and money. What was shocking to me was the long laundry list of activities that organized crime families are involved with. I took simple things like prostitution and small drug sales are low level criminal...
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...This theory introduced the ideas of the behaviors of African Americans and the behavior of offending. This theory introduced two forms of radical injustice which ar racial discrimination and racist stereotype. This theroy argued that black individuals lived in a world that works against them, and majority blacks will endure in some sort of stereotype or discrimination. This theory tested if blacks were more prone to expressss anger and reduced self control if they believed in the sterotypes that of being vicious and outraged. The theoyr provide as testing to see if the behaviors and feelings from discrmination was lead to offending and criminal behaviors. This theory also tested to see if awarness of racial injustice are related to crminal activities and substance abuse dependency. The result for this theory came out to be true. That blacks whos are stertype as the bad guy or a crminal tend to offend. More data from this theory also concluded that blacks with experience in racial injustice tend to become more dependent to alcohol and drug related...
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...The use of Iago’s manipulation is key in how Othello reveals his destined monstrosity. In the beginning of the story Othello is excessively proud of his color/race, this is evident as when Iago throws dirt on Desdemona’s name Othello clearly enhances his belief that “she had eyes, and chose me”(Shakespeare, 3.3.192). He is confident and secure in his love and believes it overpowers the color of his skin as well as proud of his race. As Iago finally gets under Othello’s skin we begin to see the violent and color-aware Othello that had not appeared before. The dark side of Othello has supplanted the fair Othello as he replies to Iago’s trickery with “Her name…begrimed and black as my own face.”(3.3.389-91). One can see that Othello recognizes himself as an air to darkness and that he is of an evil nature. As before he took pride in his skin color, however, now he is referring to his skin as an example...
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...“To Kill a Mocking Bird”: Teaching Tolerance Through Empathy Mary Ellyn Fogarty December 8, 2012 America in the mid 1950’s and 1960’s was undergoing a profound social metamorphosis. Events such as, in 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, with the Supreme Court ruling public school segregation illegal, which many believe sparked the civil rights era, in 1956 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, “precipitating the Montgomery bus boycott, led by Martin Luther King Jr.” (To Kill a Mockingbird: Civil Rights Era, 2012), in 1957 federal troops were sent to Little rock Arkansas to protect nine African American students who were going white high school, per the court ordered desegregation of school, were challenging and for some forcing the way in which Americans lived, their beliefs and their treatment of African Americans that had been indoctrinated into their consciousness from the time they were born and many did not understand why this treatment was inappropriate, prejudice and unconstitutional. For some these changes were viewed as not an intrusion or criticism of their way of life but as...
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...Recently I read the novel To kill a mockingbird, which raises the well known issue of racism. This issue has so many opinions and viewpoints focussed around it, considerably negative. My hypothesis was ‘is racism any better on global scale than it was in American history? I broke this into three key questions; what is racism like in American society today?, What was racism like in American history? And have people globally learnt a lesson from the events that took place during history? Has racism improved globally? What is racism like in American’s society today? Roydon Agent, who wrote a study of black civil rights in the USA, says “clearly life is better for African-Americans today than it was in the past. Many black Americans are living the the ‘American Dream’. Many have worked hard and found success, particularly in entertainment, sport and music”. I think that this book is a reliable source because it is an educational textbook for history students making it a secondary resource, I found this didn't have much bias in it due to it being a factual textbook, without much opinion. While furthering my research for this question, I found the source published by OHRC written by Amanda Nguyen, called Racism in North America, then and now. This source states “Police have been thought to be shooting black men for unlawful reasons such as Trayvon; Trayvon caused outrage throughout America as he was shot and killed because of an assumption that he was dangerous, only because...
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...As people we all have a social identity, to me it is defined as the way we interact with our fellow humans, to our colleagues all the way down to the group of friends we associate with. It contributes to an explanation of all of our behaviors. There is a sense of group conformity to certain rules that are placed amongst by each other, this affects how we define ourselves within the group and how others define us. In a group like this there is constant competition because of the inherent human need to be on top, which in turn creates new conformities to be followed. An important aspect in our social identity is our relationship with technology. We use it to identify ourselves in different ways and another way to compete. With the rapid advancement of technology there is always the next best product out, leaving the availability to always try to be on top. Identifying ourselves with technology seems like a far out idea but is one in which we have brought upon ourselves. When we see someone with an ipad we see it as a sign of luxury and wealth. Having this product you are saying to the world that you are worth the name this product gives, and if two people have the same product the next step up is who has the better accessories. It is in this way that technology has become a social norm, where before it was only the privileged with these advancements we now see it everywhere. This where we draw the social norms from in which we feel compelled to comply with. Having social normalities...
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...Now that you have selected a topic and generated ideas for your final paper, it is time to write a one-page proposal. This proposal should include your main idea, your plan in terms of research and writing approach, and any other information pertinent to your final paper. One of your sources for this paper will be a personal interview. Choose a person that knows you well (one of your parents, a family member, a friend, a former teacher, etc.) and interview them about your topic. You may quote your interviewee in your paper. Therefore, your proposal should include basic information about who you are interviewing. Make sure that your proposal clearly answers the following: (Integrate these answers in your paragraphs; don't make a list of your questions and answers.) What are you going to write about? Why did you choose this topic? Based on your topic, what are the main issues you will explore? What is the thesis (or the tentative thesis) of your final paper? Who are you interviewing for your paper? Why? What are your other sources? (Remember that there should be at least two sources in addition to your interview.) What do you intend to prove with this paper? What, in your view, is the relevance of your topic? I am going to write about being Asian and more specifically being Chinese in a particular part of the United States in the 21st century. I will explore the perception that some non-Chinese people have of Chinese people in the US and also explore...
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...THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ORGANIZATIONS GO- OR STOP “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Four Common Role-Players: 1. Central Connects: these are the people who link people in an informal network with one another. They aren’t usually the formal leaders within a unit or department, but they know who can provide critical information or expertise that the entire network draws on to get work done. Even though there is a CEO in the company, this person is very important as well. 2. Boundary Spanners: these are the people who connect an information network with other parts of the company or with similar networks in other organizations. They take the time to consult with an advise individuals from many different departments- marketing, production, for instance- regardless of their own affiliations. Connect people from different departments with each other. 3. Information Brokers: these are the people who keep the different subgroups in an informal network together. If they didn’t communicate across the subgroups, the network as a whole would splinter into smaller, less-effective segments. Connect subgroups together 4. Peripheral Specialists: these are the people who anyone in an informal network can turn to for specialized expertise. Are the specialists on the side and tend to be loners. It is important to know who these people are in the organization, because whenever you need something, these people will point you to the right direction and connect...
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...Leadership Social Loafing * A phenomenon that occurs in groups whereby group members exert less effort than when working independently Causes: * Equitable contribution (fairness, equal input among members) * Lack of group cohesion (likely to loaf if not good friends) * Lessened relationship between input and outcome Bandura’s Theory of Moral disengagement * Advantageous Comparison- comparing our actions to others, judging ourselves to other bad things that others are doing to make yourself feel better * Displacement of Responsibility- attributing responsibility to some one else, blaming other party * Diffusion of Responsibility- This is when the services of many people, where each performs a task that seems harmless in itself, can enable people to behave inhumanely collectively, because no single person feels responsible. The responsibility is spread out, not just sitting on a on one team member, therefore a group decision where everyone is responsible yet no individual feels personally responsible * Disregard of Consequences- harm to others are denied or minimized Emotional intelligience 1. Self awareness- ability to identify habits and reactions, own feelings affect performance, when under pressure.. I tend to, Im stubborn when… 2. Self control- ability yot manage one’s emotion, especially disruptive ones, ability to stay calm and focused, think before react 3. Motivation, what drives you?, INtrintic motivation, strive continuous...
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...Erik 1 As one man once said “Basically, human traits are the same everywhere. I don't want this to soun like “As Confucius say,” but under the sky, under the heavens, there is but one family.” The man who said this quote is the same man who I look up to today and that is Bruce Lee. Today millions of people across the world look up to Bruce Lee the same way I do and see some of his greatest accomplishments, some though may look at Bruce and think nothing of him because of his ethnicity or background. Many people are descriminated against because of their race. This is because many people are still bound by tradition; when the elder generatoin of people says “no” to something, then these other people will strongly disaprove of it as well. If the elders say that something is wrong, then they also believe that is is wrong. They seldom use their mind to find out the truth and seldom express sincerely their real feeling. The simple truth is that these opinion on such thing as racism are traditions, which are nothing more than a “formula” laid down by these elder people's experience. As we progress together and time changes, is is necessary to reform this formula. We must all look at it this wasy no matter if your color is black or white, red, or blue, we can still make friends each other without any barrier. I personally believe that Bruce Lee brought they barrier down for many Asian Americans. In one of Bruce Lee's films Fist of Fury, Lee was simply just going to walk into a park...
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...Self-Schema: A self-schema is a belief or idea about oneself that leads to a bias that is self-perpetuating. It could consist of a particular role in society or a generalization based on social sterotypes. If a mother tells her daughter she looks like a tom boy, her daughter may react by choosing activities that she imagines a tom boy would do. Conversely, if the mother tells her she looks like a princess, her daughter might choose activities thought to be more feminine. The self-schema becomes self-perpetuating when the individual chooses activities based on expectations instead of desires. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The term schematic describes having a particular schema for a particular dimension. For instance, a person in a rock band at night would have a "rocker" schema. However, during the day, if he works as a salesperson, he would have a "salesperson" schema during that period of time. Schemas vary according to cultural background and other environmental factors. Once people have developed a schema about themselves, there is a strong tendency for that schema to be maintained by a bias in what they attend to, in what they remember, and in what they are prepared to accept as true about themselves. In other words, the self-schema becomes self-perpetuating. The self-schema is then stored in long-term memory, and both facilitates and biases the processing of personally relevant information. The term aschematic means...
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...UVA-OB-0381 PREJUDICE IN ORGANIZATIONS The problems faced by women and minorities create a serious malfunction in corporate operations. Minorities and women have yet to be accepted as full members of corporate formal and informal networks. Until they are, not only do they suffer but so does the corporation. The utilization of minorities and women in many, many cases toward corporate effectiveness and efficiency continues to be seriously hampered by behaviors in crucial interpersonal relationships that reflect racist and sexist attitudes. - John Fernandez1 Although many would like to believe otherwise, prejudiced attitudes continue to present problems for millions of people in our society. Prejudices result in counter productive behavior such as demeaning humor, verbal abuse, harassment, violence, and more subtly (given comparable performance) lower pay, slower or non-existent promotions, systematic exclusion from various gatherings, greater scrutiny, higher standards, and awkward social encounters. Many groups labor with these realities in the work place: women, racial minorities, older workers, foreign nationals, sexual preference, religious and ethnic groups, and the physically handicapped all feel the sting of social prejudice. Prejudice is a problem that touches all aspects of life, but it has only recently been addressed openly in the work place. Prejudice lingers despite the fact that noticeable shifts in the composition of our work force have taken...
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