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    Cultural Stereotypes

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    cultural stereotypes. Devine (1989) proposed that because of the repeated and virtually unavoidable exposure to pervasive cultural stereotypes‚ both high and low prejudiced individuals will automatically activate these representations when they are presented with representations of those groups regardless of their personal level of endorsement of these stereotypes (i.e.‚ personal stereotypes). Recently‚ Lepore and Brown (1997) highlighted an important distinction between stereotype priming and

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    Name ____________________________________ Period ________ Date __________ EXTRA CREDIT: Dimensional Analysis and The Crash of Flight 143 This assignment is worth 5 bonus points on your Measurement Test. Read the accompanying article “The Crash of Flight 143‚” ChemMatters‚ October‚ 1996‚ pp. 12-15. Answer the following questions completely. 1. What are the three possible causes of the 767’s fuel pump alarm? 1) 2) 3) 2. The second fuel pump alarm made which possible cause most likely? 3. The faulty

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    but those who wrote it were never seen by the people who presently believe its truth. Religious people that practice Christianity choose to trust those who wrote the bible. If you trust what was written by and about George Washington then why can’t you trust what was written by those who wrote the Bible? “We are on the one hand finite‚ bound to earth‚ and capable of sin. On the other hand‚ we can transcend nature because we are “made in the image of God.” 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

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    Stereotypes are categories about people based on membership in a group. Those categories may consist of ethnic or cultural groups‚ social and gender groups. Stereotype is based on the beliefs about the specific characteristics to all members of that group (Canary‚ Cody & Manusov‚ 2008 p 139). Sometimes stereotypes lead people to prejudice negatively by the beliefs that come with the stereotype damaging our ability to communicate with others. One way to let go stereotype to some degree is when people

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    University of Phoenix Material Appendix B Part I Define the following terms: Term | Definition | Stereotypes | Unreliable‚ exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual differences into account. | Prejudice | A negative attitude towards an entire category of people‚ such as a racial or ethnic minority. | Labeling theory | This is where that the labels people are given affect their own and others perception of them‚ also channeling their

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    various ways. Although the degree of stereotyping has changed drastically since its origin‚ it is still quite prominent in today’s society. Television shows are one of the biggest offenders today in keeping this stereotype alive. The television industry should stop feeding off the female stereotype and represent women how they actually are instead of portraying them‚ collectively‚ as crazy. If they do represent women as crazy‚ they should do it in a way where it pokes fun of it‚ but does not portray it

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    interviews. We are being judged by different people on daily bases. Most people hold prejudices toward the groups they do not fit in because of difference in culture‚ race‚ gender‚ social class and even physical fitness. These prejudices are based on societal stereotypes which influence people’s judgement of others and how they present themselves; moreover‚ stereotypes are reinforced through

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    Exposure to Stereotypes

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    Exposure to StereotypesStereotypes are stubborn beliefs‚ overgeneralizations‚ myths‚ and distorted information about groups of people that shape people thinking and form the basis of prejudice. Stereotypes are projected through the media‚ become part of the collective consciousness‚ and are used to justify discrimination (York‚ 2006).” The media plays a huge influence on stereotypes‚ whether it is pertaining to race‚ gender‚ culture‚ or even socioeconomic status it is still influencing the views

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    Reaffirmed Stereotypes in The Boondocks According to Alex Wainer‚ the history of American entertainment has displayed derogatory images of African Americans on TV and even Disney animated motion pictures. These negative stereotypes depicted in films included the tom‚ the coon‚ the tragic mulatto‚ the mammy‚ and the brutal black buck. In the last decade or so two new stereotypes emerged in the African American society‚ the black radical which developed during the Black Panther era‚ and the gangsta

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