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    Prejudice is a term used to refer to the behavior of one judging something or someone unfairly based on the little knowledge that one has about the subject. In most of the cases‚ the individual judges the matter without having the full information on the subject. They‚ however‚ believe that what they know is entirely right and are not open to different opinions. Such type of prejudice is what has acted as the foundation of the many divisions that exist among human beings today. These are such as

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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 Mean

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    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 African

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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

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    Group Identifiers‚ Stereotypes and Prejudices More often than not‚ when someone stereotypes someone it is more negative than positive. A negative generalization to a racial group can however be thought of as positive through association. For Example‚ I’m not good at tennis and I’m terrible softball but some people think that all white people are good at both. I‚ by default‚ am thought to be normally good at softball and tennis simply by association. Stereotyping is usually not accurate and used

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    Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Karl Wong ETH/125 VERSION 8 January 8 2014 Dr. Juancho Lim Stereotypes and Prejudice 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 Chinese people are good in math All Koreans own a dry cleaning place or a laundry mat African Americans

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    his or her own opinions and prejudices. With this in mind‚ and human nature’s impeccable ability to draw stereotypes for every type of person‚ can’t we all be considered "bigots?" In Bill Cosby’s short satire‚ "On Prejudice‚" this issue is concisely addressed and brought to it’s knees through his use of sarcasm‚ and an ability to corner any stereotype by just simply bringing it to a clear‚ succinct truth. While many balked at the idea of racial prejudice and stereotypes during the 1970’s‚ Cosby approached

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    Career Interests Profiler and the Career Plan Building Antrone Vaughn GEN 105 March 3‚ 2013 Alvenia P. Singleton‚ Faculty Did your personality spectrum profile and competency results surprise you? Why or why not? No. The reason why my results didn’t surprise me is‚ I know that I am a overbearing person who likes to take charge and make things happen. I love to follow the rules set forth‚ by the establishment. The other reason it did not surprise me is because I’m a

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    Chinese are all gamblers‚ or that Indians are misers with their money.  Those are stereotypes.              Both prejudices and stereotyping arise as a result of our socialisation through the agencies of the family‚ the peer group‚ the church‚ the school and the mass media.  We simply accept as true the dominant emotions‚ feelings‚ judgements and orientations which our friends and family have for some group.  Prejudices and stereotyping are usually caught rather than explicitly taught.  There seems

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    Prejudice‚ stereotyping and discrimination have become somewhat of a social norm in our current society. Without thinking many of us‚ if not all‚ subject people into categories and make judgments upon them at first glance. By doing so we believe we gain a better‚ more accurate understanding of the world. Whilst all three (stereotyping‚ prejudice and discrimination) are all interconnected‚ they each have their own definition. Prejudice involves an unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual

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