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    What were your perceptions of playing sport when you were younger?’ When I was younger‚ I typically played spot because I was younger‚ and I valued interaction with friends. Sport was a fun aspect of childhood‚ which both others and I found enjoyable and it became a chance to be with my friends‚ in what was then though to be a somewhat competitive environment‚ although it was truly not. I began to sport more seriously‚ when I began to play for a club‚ and winning started to matter‚ as although

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    Social Stereotypes

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    Stereotypes are a set of specific characteristics force upon a groups of people or social groups‚ because of their gender‚ race or ethnic background. They generalize this groups and lead to acts of discrimination and ignore diversity of the group (Nadra Kareem Nittle). Stereotypes create unnecessary social tensions and lead to social divide. Almost every day we are faced with gender‚ racial or ethnic stereotyping. Either if it’s a police arresting a black person wearing a “hoodie” just because he

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    Stereotypes in the Media

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    and Ethnicity Professor Herman October 25‚ 2010 Over the past couple of decades the usage of offensive stereotypes have played a big role in popular films‚ TV shows‚ music videos‚ and comedy routines today. In fact one can only argue that these offensive stereotypes have increased considerably and will only continue to grow. There are many reasons as to why these stereotypes have only increased and have led to the creators of these films making millions and millions of dollars. The main

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    thelawdictionary.com‚ police brutality is defined by‚” the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians.” Police brutality is very common in District 9 as police are extremely violent towards the ‘prawns’. Furthermore‚ police or military take advantage of their position and physically harm the aliens unnecessarily. This coincides with the police brutality that occurred during the Marikana strikes (image on the right). This violence was not only caused by police trying to maintain

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    Police Culture Number 8 powerpoint (Definition)The knowledge‚ attitudes‚ expectations‚ behaviours and rituals that exist amongst police‚ or which more broadly‚ characterize a police force. Police Culture affects: how police see themselves and their role as police • how they see the world around them‚ how they police (how policing is performed). Differences exist within and between police cultures. Police officers‚ as individuals‚ will not all equally adopt or adhere to the dominant police culture

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    Police Officers are a symbol of justice in the public eye. They represent a long storied tradition of courage and sacrifice to uphold and protect the law. Officers are expected to maintain the highest degree of ethics and personal behavior throughout their careers. Great lengths and expense go into each and every recruit. All of this hard work and dedication is to help form and shape the best men and woman within America’s police force. However‚ what happens when the trust has been broken and

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    Teen Stereotypes

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    Stereotypes are found for every social aspect of our society. There are stereotypes about ethnicity‚ age groups‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ people with mental disorders and anything else to do with different groupings in society. However are all stereotypes negative? Men have traditionally been seen as the “stronger” sex. When they excel at things like business or jobs where you have to be stern and have a strong resolve they are depicted as being strong leaders. However when a woman does the same

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    Racial Stereotypes

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    Although demeaning and offensive racial stereotypes were pervasive in popular media of every kind during the 20th century‚ most observers would agree that the media is much more sensitive to representations of race today. But the pernicious effects of that stereotyping live on in the new racism arising from disparities in the treatment of stories involving whites and people of color in a ratings-driven news market‚ media-enhanced isolationism as a result of narrowcasting‚ and other sources. This

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    and the Police Part I: Outline Eileen Garcia CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice June 17‚ 2013 STEPHEN HUMPHRIES Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people‚ even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse

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    Small Stereotypes

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    is a characteristic that is mainly control by genetics. From a simple physical trait we make judgments about a person’s personality. A person being small has many negative stereotypes. Farther more‚ men being small have more negative stereotypes than for a woman being small. Men that are small have to deal with the stereotypes as being less of a man‚ acting childish‚ and other negative judgments that small men are associated with that small woman are not. A male being small is considered odd and

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