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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• What are the positive aspects of stereotypes‚ if any? Most stereotypes are negative and may cause much harm but there are positive stereotypes‚ which also have a negative impact because they influence prejudice. One positive thing that can be gained from stereotypes is self-motivation. “Still other researchers have conceptualized the benefits of stereotype use in more motivational terms‚ such as self-enhancement.” (Lambart‚ 1997‚ abstract‚ Para. 2) Negative comments can sometimes be used to
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In today’s society‚ many look at successful business owners and see them as greedy‚ selfish‚ and overall have a bad image of them. These days people tend to believe the stereotypes of people instead of fact checking these allegations towards them. The reason these stereotypes exist in groups of people is due to the fact that a small portion of that group do/act in a way that is blown all over social media‚ television‚ and the internet overall. For example is news breaks out that a company that focus
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racial prejudice. The cognitive component is made up of stereotypes. Stereotypes are categories of cognitions concerning the members of a particular group. These cognitions are usually simple‚ often over generalized‚ and frequently inaccurate. Stereotypes are not simply abstractions about group categories. They can act as "cognitive filters" through which we select what information to use‚ what to ignore‚ and how to interpret it. Stereotypes do not exist in isolation. They are accompanied by emotions
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Women are heavily stereotyped in society and are expected to fit into society’s roles to be treated fairly. Although‚ stereotypes should not define who a person is. The character who strongly proves this is Mulan. Mulan demonstrates that a person shouldn’t be judged by their gender or stereotype‚ as she was able to become a strong and brave warrior through her disguise as a male soldier‚ which is deemed unfit for her gender. In the beginning of the movie‚ Mulan’s mum and grandmother try to teach
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Hello. My name is Wi Kiat and I’ll be talking about stereotypes today. So what exactly are stereotypes? Stereotypes are generalizations or assumptions that people make about a group of people‚ based on an image about what people in that group are really like. For example‚ what comes to mind when you think of Asians? Well for most people they think of squinty-eyed people who are shrewd‚ reserved and are academically excellent but this assumption is not always true not all Asians act according to those
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Globalization and Stereotypes The purpose of globalization is to offer other countries their ideas‚ and values‚ and attitudes‚ about the world. The effects of globalization will lead to stereotypical views thrown in based on what we think we know because we are trying to control other countries by telling them what is wrong with their system and how our way is better for them. The United States is considered to be a world power and deem that the rest of the world needs our guidance to become what
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‚ 1 English Comp. II 8 November‚ 2012 Videogames and Their Stereotypes Over the past 65 years that videogames have existed‚ they have slowly but surely gained negative stereotypes such as causing obesity‚ poor social skills‚ violence‚ and laziness in those that play games regularly. In that span of time the games themselves have changed drastically‚ from controlling a square made up of a few pixels to bounce a ball around‚ to the sprawling 3D worlds that connect you with players from all around
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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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Travis Sullivan 2/21/2013 Physician Stereotypes and African Americans Stereotypes are considered as beliefs and opinions about the characteristics‚ and behaviors of member of various groups (Whitley‚ Kite‚ 2010). Contemporary research suggests Stereotyping amongst physicians in clinical settings might lead to a misdiagnosis of African Americans. Health care workers are taught to categorize individuals according to social groups so that patients may be accurately stereotyped along health relevant
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