...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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...Although nowadays there are many feminists against gender stereotypes, gender stereotypes still exist everywhere. It is hard for people to eliminate gender stereotypes overnight. Most people know that stereotypes are not true, but many still assume of roles based on gender. We may all be guilty of many gender stereotypes, such as assuming that men have to make money for supporting family, and women are supposed to be housewifes. In “ How Toys teach children stereotypical gender roles”, Denise Starr summarized traditional gender rules, which was “ Boys are doctors; Girls are nurses. Boys are football players; girls are cheerleaders. Boys invent thing; Girls use the things boys invent, Boys fix things; Girls need things fixed. Boys are presidents;...
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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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...or family is something that happens to me all the time. It started when I was small, and up to this day, I get embarrassed because of my culture. I would have never imagined that this could happen to me especially since I am always proud of who I am (al 100 Como Muchos dicen). Something that I realized these couple of years is that I let other people determine what I feel embarrassed about. Let’s say stereotypes, this is something that has influenced me in the way that I think. I’m not sure if you have heard of the one stereotype that says that “all Mexicans own big trucks”. Well, let me just tell you that my family meaning to my parents own a big white expedition truck, just by owning this truck...
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...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 the pros and cons, in terms of public perception, of being Chinese. I chose this topic because this would be a good study of stereotypes, as well as a venue to express the truth about my identity. The ttentative thesis of my final paper is to find the truth about my identity, it includes three parts, the first part is the perception that some non-Chinese people have of Chinese people in the...
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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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...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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...University of Phoenix Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet 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 three related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Age |No Experience |To old to understand |Not dependable | |Gender |Men like sports more then women |Women are not strong as men |Men are not clean as women | |Race |Not From United Staes |Don’t speak English |Recieveing government assistance | 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? I don’t believe there is a positive aspect to being prejudice, when you make a decision about a person based on other opinion that is bad. Prejudice can cause you to miss out on meet some of life greatest people because...
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...impacted the lives of innocent people. Reading “Crazy Horse Malt Liquor,” by Michael Dorris led to my interest in further investigating this issue, as it is still a concerning issue. The problem...
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...(Debate.org) said that reality television should 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...
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... To briefly summarize my actual solutions assignment: I love stand-up comedy and movies. I actual perform stand-up comedy on occasion and I am a huge movie buff. I have always seen racist and sexist acts and jokes but never really thought of the impact on society they had. Sure, from a stand-up perspective, I thought that people just realized it was a joke and somewhat true. In movies I thought that most people realized that it was just a movie and a movie is scripted and staged. I now know, that as stupid as those jokes and scenes can be, they actually contribute to a large portion of the social inequality that occurs every day all over the world. So my main goal over all of my journal entries was to do as much as I can to not watch any movies or stand-up comics that played on the idea of racism or stereotypes. It was honestly easier than I expected to do. I have not watched any movies that play on these stereotypes. I was having a movie night with friends. They wanted to watch the movie “12 Years a Slave.” It won a few Academy Awards. I suggested that we shouldn’t watch it because it plays on the typical stereotypes that white men have the most control in society white black people usually take the role of some sort of domestic work I movies. They then asked me, quoting here, “Joe, you love movies. This is a great movie. Who cares what the subject matter is. Why are you telling us this?” I then went on to say that I had to do a paper about what I do that contributes to...
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...people are Knowledgeable about certain issues and not stereotype others but the fact is that when one person or groups of people are stereotyped, that common perception never goes away unless people decide to change their implicit and explicit attitudes about that group. In today’s society, stereotype is now common than ever. I’d beg to differ that stereotype is based on the lack of education but I think that is based on people’s insecurities, ignorance and behavior patterns. It is easy to stereotype others based on their appearance, religion, and heritage. I was born and raised in Ghana, a country in Africa, where the entire population is majority blacks. Growing up in such culture I did not experience nor was I never a subject to stereotype. Even with people from different countries coming into Ghana to experience the culture, no one of them ever put me in a certain category. I would often ask myself if I was naive to realize what was happening around me but the truth of the matter is stereotype was not common in Ghana. All of this change when I moved to the United States of America for my seventh grade year. I can remember being nervous for my first day of middle school. As I got unto the bus, my main thoughts were would I make any friends and would I be able to comprehend what I’m taught. What I didn’t expect was the number of questions I would have to answer based on the presumptuous judgment made about me when I told my peers that I was from Ghana. The first thing a peer...
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...if you hear someone speaking derogatory about you, or you 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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...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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...teenager. My raging friday nights are typically going to an art museum with a friend or two or at home watching a documentary. I know what you are thinking. How could I possibly get cooler? It gets better. I was never like my peers. I grew up in a 50 year old mindset in a 18 year old body. For me “growing up” felt like it never ended. High School was the breeding ground for stereotypes and cliques. For a lot of people it provided a sense of comfort, to me, it was a living hell. Everyone seemed to fit in one perfectly except for me. However, over the years, I have learned to master the art of “floating around”. There were several points in my high school career that I was friends with the athletes, nerds, artist, and yes even some of the “popular” kids. Though I had friends they never quite understood me. This caused me a lot of anxiety and loneliness. They could never pinpoint who I was as a person. It was like trying to solve a rubix cube. Some got my artistic side, others my somewhat athletic side, and even on a rare occasion some actually knew who the heck Tom Petty was....
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