We all have an internal list of those we still don’t understand‚ let alone appreciate. We all have biases‚ even prejudices‚ toward specific groups. In our workshops we ask people to gather in pairs and think about their hopes and fears in relating to people of a group different from their own. Fears usually include being judged‚ miscommunication‚ and patronizing or hurting others unintentionally; hopes are usually the possibility of dialogue‚ learning something new‚ developing friendships‚ and understanding
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according to their individual traits‚ not by the group society has deemed they belong to. Although Hinton introduces Ponyboy as a member of the Greaser gang‚ with his long‚ oiled hair and outfit of jeans and t-shirt‚ she challenges readers not to stereotype him as a Greaser by making it known that he is sensitive‚ loves books‚ movies and drawing‚ and gets good grades at school. Hinton also makes it clear through Ponyboy’s discussions with Soc Cherry Valance‚ that the rich and privileged should not
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Hawaiian descent. These children grow up in a home with set norms‚ and then go to school where they are asked to act and think in a completely different way. Therefore‚ these children are unable to reach full academic potential and are given negative stereotypes by their teachers. Some teachers may characterize children of Hawaiian descent who score low academically to be lazy‚ uncooperative‚ and uninterested. However‚ by looking at the difference between the home culture and
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isn’t always that simple. Some of these people may have had something happen to them causing a lack of social interest. Maybe they just don’t want to deal with the everyday drama that comes along with people and relationships. People’s tendency to stereotype a loner’s behavior should stop because their current or past situation is unknown to the public eye. While observing people
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People often think that nurses were fundamentally the doctor’s handmaidens. I do not believe in that stereotype on nurses. Nurses do more than the people know. Nurses provides support to patients and their families in emotional‚ physiological‚ and religious ways. Many other studies or professions can make a connection to the life of Francis or Jesus Christ. Nevertheless‚ the fact is that nurses and any other jobs in medical field can relate their work with Christianity more deeply. Nurses are the
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Brainwashed Barbies Believe it or not‚ shopping and going online are considered favorite hobbies for many young teenage girls. A teenage girl will shop at any day or time of the week‚ so whenever a new cool product is out on the market‚ they’re probably already in line for it. Whether a new product is out‚ or some new celebrity gossip‚ technology has nearly all teenagers caught up with social media and constantly on social networking sites. Young teenage girls are exposed to so much media
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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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In the twenty-first century‚ there are no stereotypes on any gender pertaining to the characteristics that they are supposed to have. Males are not expected to be strong and brave; females are not expected to be weak and sensitive‚ instead everyone can be anyone they choose. But in William Shakespeare’s time – the seventeenth century – people were expected to behave a certain way in society. Throughout many plays Shakespeare went against that expectation and rebelled against society’s norms by creating
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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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positive effects Dancehall music might have on our young people‚ it has become more a pathway for moral degradation with our young people. Dancehall is a “style of Jamaican popular music that had its genesis in the political disturbance of the late 1970′s ad became Jamaica’s dominant music in the 1980′s and 90′s”‚ ( C.J.Cooper) “Jamaican dancehall culture is commonly disparaged as a homophobic‚ homicidal‚ misogynist discourse that reduces both men and women to bare essentials: skeletal remain” (Cooper
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