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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they are terrorizing; and so they are motivated to avenge or liberate their country and it’s people. Stereotypes are insulting to those they are directed towards‚ and this stereotype of terrorists and men of arab origin is rude and inappropriate even though we may have good reason to believe it’s true; and it also may be playing into the hands of the real terrorist’s. There is currently a stereotype in our society which causes us to classify arab and muslim men as terrorist. Though not many people
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Simply put‚ gender stereotypes are generalizations about the roles of each gender. Gender roles are generally neither positive nor negative; they are simply inaccurate generalizations of the male and female attributes. Since each person has individual desires‚ thoughts‚ and feelings‚ regardless of their gender‚ these stereotypes are incredibly simplistic and do not at all describe the attributes of every person of each gender. While most people realize that stereotypes are untrue‚ many still
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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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• 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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Exposure to Stereotypes “Stereotypes 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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