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    Australian Stereotype

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    Representations of the "Australian Persona" ‘Mateship’ A key element of what is presented to be the Australian character is that of camaraderie‚ base friendliness towards everybody‚ and egalitarianism‚ the belief that everybody is equal and should have the same opportunities‚ treatment‚ etc. as everybody else. As such‚ Australians are very supportive of democracy‚ compulsory voting‚ and are generally‚ in most cases‚ unprejudiced towards each other based on such trivialities as‚ for example‚ social

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    “Minorities experienced racism in suburbia in the 1950’s.”(Kruse) Through the postwar‚ government started developing on highways‚ housing‚ and others so on. FHA (Federal Housing Administration) started to build big‚ nice houses in outside of the city area. Which is now called “Suburbia”. The main idea of suburbia was having bigger house without lots of money‚ better social community and nice neighborhood.“Better housing and jobs‚ cheap consumer credit‚ safe and healthy neighborhoods

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    and women‚ both genders were portrayed as stereotypes society had for them and unfortunately this still occurs today. The characters in past shows had the stereotypes of the Jezebel‚ Sapphire‚ Sambo and Uncle Tom and in today’s shows they still portray these stereotypes but they have evolved sometimes combining multiple stereotypes. Due to these stereotypical images in past and present day television‚ it affects white Americans by reaffirming the stereotype they have continues the cycle of how they

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    Prejudices are mainly based on an individual’s stereotypes: thought processes; but are charged with emotion and strong feelings of hostility towards a particular attitude object that conform to certain social group membership; more commonly on a person’s race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ nationality‚ religion and age. Without the initial stereotype‚ prejudice is unable to develop because the thought process would not exist within cognition to enable

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    keep South Vietnam contained from Communism—since it ended in complete failure. Over half a million Americans ended up losing their lives‚ many adolescent Vietnamese were killed‚ and the efforts of our troops appeared to be in vain. However‚ in the 1950s‚ there is no way that a lasting outcome such as this could have been foreseen—and‚ at first‚ support pointed in favor of the Vietnam War. To begin‚ at the time‚ war seemed to be the most appropriate measure to take‚ especially while under such dire

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    Persian Stereotypes

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    in the middle east ( Only Lebanon has more beautiful women!) They are known for dressing in Armani‚ Roberto Cavalli and Gucci Iranians in the US refer to themselves as Persians. Iranians/Persians living in the US are said to have some of these stereotypes (although I dont have most of them!) 1. at your party you play techno songs the whole freakin’ night. 2. you drink tea at the end of the night to sober up 3. You remove the 318 emblem from your BMW and install M3 wheels on the car. 4. You brag

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    Esi Central Rules 1950

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    THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE (CENTRAL) RULES‚ 1950 MINISTRY OF LABOUR NOTIFICATION New Delhi‚ the 22nd June‚ 1950 S.R.O. 212. — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act‚ 1948 (XXXIV of 1948)‚ the Central Government is pleased to make the following rules‚ the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section‚ namely : — RULES CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and extent. — (1) These Rules

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    Nerd Stereotypes Essay

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    Final Fantasy of the Nerd Stereotype In today’s modern society‚ there are many stereotypes used to categorize people by their race or social standing. Everyone has watched a movie or television show that has used stereotypes like the dumb jock‚ the snobby cheerleaders‚ or the socially awkward nerd. Our society has become sensitive on the issue of racial stereotypes‚ but these negative social stereotypes receive little attention. Perhaps the most common and hurtful of these social terms is the aspects

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    an individual to have a good healthy lifestyle. Stereotypes are fix beliefs and ideals about a particular group. Stereotypes are based on exaggerated traits and a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular person or thing. Misconceptions are based on false truths and an opinion that is incorrect. Stereotypes often in society portray a group of people based on slim treats that is exaggerated. Misconceptions and stereotypes are often used to describe the group’s in the world

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    take place‚ but haven’t exactly changed. Even though this country is in a completely different place than it was in the 1950’s somehow these stubborn ideals have endured the test of time‚ like how women belong in the kitchen taking care of the children and men provide for the family‚ or how divorce is frowned upon even when a majority of marriages end in separation or divorce. 1950 was a tough time for the United States and during this time a sparkle of comedic gold appeared that went by the name of

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