Stereotypes In The Workplace
“We all use stereotypes, all the time, without knowing it. We all have met the enemy of equality, and the enemy is us.” (Paul, Murphy) Every day, we hear or think about a stereotype, and we don't even realize it. We can say something that hurts someone and not even think about it, this is why it is important to understand what stereotypes are. Stereotypes are labels that are unfairly placed on people, and they impact all of us on an everyday basis. A stereotype can be defined as a thought that a lot of people have about a person or group, and they impact our society in many ways (Stereotype). For example, in an interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Jamila Lyiscott says that “the idea that the values and everything that governs what is allowed
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Blue collar workers are people whose career revolves around manual labor; many of these jobs don't require a college degree, and most believe that the workers aren’t intelligent because of it. For example, in the article “Blue-Collar Brilliance,” the writer states “… most people seem to move comfortably from that notation to a belief that work requiring less schooling requires less intelligence.” (Rose,Mike) This gestures toward the stereotype of blue-collars lacking the smarts required in other jobs. This affects society as a whole in the fact that most of the workforce today is part of the blue-collar working class. Furthermore, in the same article, the writer says “…we assume that the use of a tool does not involve abstraction, we reinforce this notation by defining intelligence solely on grades in school and numbers on IQ tests.” (Rose, Mike) Abstraction is roughly defined as the act of considering something in an abstract way. This means that the quote is stating that the use of tools doesn't require creativity and considerably repetitive. This directly affects society as it basically says that most think that blue-collars don't need to think “outside the box” while doing their job. They are wrong, because most don't know how to do their job like building a house or fixing an engine. Clearly, the manual labor workforce known as blue-collars are thought to be less intelligent and
Blue collar workers are people whose career revolves around manual labor; many of these jobs don't require a college degree, and most believe that the workers aren’t intelligent because of it. For example, in the article “Blue-Collar Brilliance,” the writer states “… most people seem to move comfortably from that notation to a belief that work requiring less schooling requires less intelligence.” (Rose,Mike) This gestures toward the stereotype of blue-collars lacking the smarts required in other jobs. This affects society as a whole in the fact that most of the workforce today is part of the blue-collar working class. Furthermore, in the same article, the writer says “…we assume that the use of a tool does not involve abstraction, we reinforce this notation by defining intelligence solely on grades in school and numbers on IQ tests.” (Rose, Mike) Abstraction is roughly defined as the act of considering something in an abstract way. This means that the quote is stating that the use of tools doesn't require creativity and considerably repetitive. This directly affects society as it basically says that most think that blue-collars don't need to think “outside the box” while doing their job. They are wrong, because most don't know how to do their job like building a house or fixing an engine. Clearly, the manual labor workforce known as blue-collars are thought to be less intelligent and