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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 Black or white

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    Roots Of Prejudice And Discrimination? Prejudice‚ and discrimination are barriers that can be personal or social‚ depending on the situation (Bucher‚ 2010). It is important to remember that interrelationships exist between personal and social barriers. For example‚ encountering prejudice and discrimination in the larger society may reinforce our personal biases. Similarly‚ our bias can trigger bias from others. For example 9/11 remain with us and the USA TODAY Gallup poll sta‚ “39 percent

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    The Pregnancy Project is about a high school senior who fakes being pregnant to show here school and community about stereotyping in her school and community. Gaby Rodriguez is an honors student on tract to be valedictorian. Every senior has to pick a project to study for their senior project. Gaby chooses Stereotyping for her projects. Not only is she going to be researching it she is going to be living it. Gaby is going to fake being pregnant and hide it from her family and friends. Gaby is only

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    Stereotyping has lasting negative impact. Past studies have shown that people perform poorly in situations where they feel they are being stereotyped.” Performing a task or assignment in a toxic environment can cause an individual to lose confidence and be very unfocused. Overall‚ stereotypes are harmful‚ and not just towards the people they are directed at. “A stereotype is an oversimplified or generalized idea about a certain group of people‚ often held by members of a different group.”

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    GENDER ROLE PORTRAYAL AND STEREOTYPING IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE As part of the growing process of children‚ reading of different types of children’s literature helps them in developing the much needed communication and language skills (Fitzpatrick‚ 2009). However‚ whether fortunately or unfortunately‚ that is not all this literature does for these young minds; it either shapes their minds positively or negatively according to how it draws to them the picture of gender roles and differences in the

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    Focus your essay around the obstacle you’ve overcome. And don’t make it a stodgy‚ impersonal thing like time management. Folks that give out scholarships do it not only to help someone else with their education‚ but to feel some noble purpose has been served. Kinda cynical‚ but true. The person/people giving your scholarship don’t want to hear about responsibility and direction. They want a story‚ Hollywood style‚ about a disadvantaged young man or woman who’s struggling against the odds‚ and

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    These scenarios are examples of microaggressions - the verbal‚ behavioural or environmental indignities that people of colour‚ women and LGBTs must navigate on a daily basis. This paper will explore the concept of microaggressions and discuss the consequences of this phenomenon for both victims and perpetrators. Through the close examination of a daytime television drama‚ the subtle and insidious nature of microaggressions will be revealed. As the scenarios above illustrate‚ microaggressions are

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    Pride and Prejudice Essay Russell Blackwell Block #2 In mostly every title‚ there is a specific meaning to it that may take some thought or it could be pretty obvious. In Jane Austen’s book‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Austen uses elements like tone and characterization to show the full significance of this title. In the beginning of the book‚ it is hard to understand the meaning of this title. But as the book progresses‚ the reader gradually understands how these elements describe the title‚ Pride and

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    Prejudice denotes a prejudgment and negative opinion formed without adequate knowledge or justification. Individuals who are prejudicial are often biased and act unfavourably to other groups‚ particularly those of differing race and socio-economic status. Ideas and themes about prejudice are strongly evoked through Harper Lee’s 1960 novel “To Kill a Mocking-bird” and the poem “The Child” by Valerie Church. “To Kill a Mocking-bird” explores the prejudices associated with the coloured and underprivileged

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    Mary Shelly critiques the prejudice of her contemporary society. Victor‚ the mad scientist in her novel‚ is treated with respect and dignity‚ while his creation is mistreated as a social outcast. The cause of prejudice‚ of course‚ is an instinctive impulse engraved into our minds by society. It is not controlled by our rationality‚ but a psychological mystery. In a way‚ therefore‚ Mary Shelly is critiquing human being’s irrational side. At the same time‚ however‚ Shelly critiques the contemporary

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