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    Short Stereotypes

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    athletes are sometimes better than the taller ones. Stereotypes are how people think of a group of people just by the appearance of them. Stereotyping is a common thing a lot of people do‚ it’s kind of an instant reaction to stereotype a group when they’re seen in public or in school. A misconception is thinking one group does or doesn’t do certain things just because of appearance. Nobody really takes the time to get the know the groups they stereotype because they only want to see the one way. Seeing

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    Negative Stereotypes

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    Negative stereotypes are the product of unfortunate experiences and cultural conditioning: if a person disapproves of a situation‚ he will specifically label it. Most of the time‚ these “labels” originate from instances which the person has either experienced or been taught to believe. Due to this‚ society has started to divide due to race‚ gender‚ and religion‚ especially after the recent presidential election. Though‚ the youth of today’s generation can prevent this situation from worsening by

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    Yang Stereotypes

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    For example when Timmy states that the Chinese eat dog meat. This is one of the most well-known stereotypes of the Chinese. In today’s world many Americans would not eat insects‚ rats‚ and other foods that the Chinese would eat. This shows lack of understanding between two cultures. Another stereotype I saw was when Yang was sitting on the lunch table talking to his friend and the rest of the class was playing football. This is similar to “The Tiger

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    Stereotype With Women

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    whole. The stereotypical role that women‚ especially mothers‚ are made to sustain in their everyday lives shows such unrealistic expectations – just due to their womanhood. “Stereotype: A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing: "sexual and racial stereotypes"i. Stereotypes are judgments created by our society that are based on perceived actions of an individual. It is a picture in society’s mind‚ though it is not an accurate illustration of the

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    Perception: Study Guide

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    PERCEPTION: Perception • How people make sense of the world by organizing and interpreting sensory input. Factors Influencing Perception • Internal • External • Situational Attribution Theory • We judge people differently based on the meaning the ATTRIBUTE to their behavior‚ mainly‚ if it was internally of externally caused. • Ways to determine internal vs external: o Distinctness – do they act differently in different situations? • Yes – external. No - internal o Consensus – do

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    Stereotypes In Mulan

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    are needed. This stereotype is so important in this film that they even wrote a song about it! In the song “Honour to us All”‚ the only way a woman can bring honour to her family is by getting married. The worst part is‚ children‚ particularly girls‚ will be taught that in order to please and bring honour to your family‚ you have to change your appearance‚ stand straight‚ put on makeup‚ wear fancy clothes and jewelry‚ and be proper. The ideal wife and perfect daughter stereotype is harmful to children

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    A Stereotypical Teenager? Loud‚ obnoxious‚ rebellious‚ out of control‚ and up to no good… these are just a few of a wide number of stereotypes that are attributed to American teenagers. What is it about teenagers that make the rest of society seem to turn against them? I believe that there are many misconceptions about teenagers. Many people in different generations sincerely believe that all teenagers are up to no good‚ and are guaranteed trouble no matter where they are. I am not arguing that

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    Stereotypes In Advertising

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    who we should be. Sometimes they sell addictions" (Kilbourne‚ Beauty and the Beast). When the average person is bombarded by 2‚000-3‚000 ads a day (Kilbourne‚ address)‚ it is impossible to remain unaffected by the aforementioned concepts and stereotypes (Still Killing Us Softly‚ video). Ads use insecurities to promise betterment with the purchase of a certain product. They are breeding grounds

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    Search for ways to make the communication work‚ rather than searching for who should receive the blame for the breakdown. Listen actively and empathetically. Try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes. Especially when another person’s perceptions or ideas are very different from your own‚ you might need to operate at the edge of your own comfort zone. Respect others’ choices about whether to engage in communication with you. Honor their opinions about what is going

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    Prejudice and Stereotypes

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    negative views about someone even if they do not have the complete background on the individual or group of people. Prejudice is mostly caused by a particular stereotype made about a person or group. A stereotype is “a fixed‚ over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people” (Cardwell‚ 1996). People make stereotypes by making generalizations such as females should only cook‚ clean and raise children. Or all Americans t are greedy‚ or all African Americans steal. “Discrimination

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