1. Biased language
Avoiding Biased Language
Bias is prejudice toward or unfair characterization of the members of a particular group. Bias is so common in speech and writing that we often are not even aware of it. But it is the responsibility of everyone to become conscious of and write without bias. The following guideline will help you to accomplish this objective.
When writing, avoid using offensive terms when referring to an individual or group of people.
Not:
They have hired more broads this year than men.
Nobody used to hire micks around here.
But:
They have hired more women this year than men.
Nobody used to hire individuals around here of Irish descent.
Moreover, realize that terms once considered to be accurate or
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Clichés that Describe People
Some clichés that describe people include:
As old as the hills: This describes someone very old Fit as a fiddle: This describes someone in great shape Without a care in the world: This describes someone who is not plagued by problems or worries A diamond in the rough: This describes someone who has a great future. Brave as a lion: This describes a very brave person. Weak as a kitten: This describes a very weak person.
Clichés About Life, Love and Emotions
Opposites attract: This means that people who like different things and have different views are likely to fall in love or to become friends Scared out of my wits: This describes being very frightened Frightened to death: This also describes being very frightened All is fair in love and war: This cliché stands for the premise that you
Implicit bias plays a significant role in today’s society, whether the members realize it or not. The online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says,” ‘Implicit bias’ is a term of art referring to a relatively unconscious and relatively automatic features of prejudiced judgement and social behavior” (Brownstein 2015). Implicit biases are often based on stereotypes. Stereotypes, as defined by OpenStax, are “oversimplified ideas about groups of people” (OpenStax College 2015:248). Implicit biases can be problematic for many reasons. One way implicit biases are troublesome is due to the fact that it is unconscious, so it is usually out of a person’s control. People are often unaware of their own and how they use it. A very common way implicit biases are seen in society is through discrimination. Discrimination is defined as “prejudiced action against a group of people” (OpenStax College 2015:248). If a man and a woman are considered as potentials for being hired, the employer may have an implicit bias either towards or against men or women influencing them to hire one over the other based on their gender. This exemplifies a modern concern of gender discrimination as well. Implicit biases can come in many forms from gender, race, weight, sexuality, and many more. These factors can influence an individual’s treatment of others if they have significant bias. In society, these implicit biases can negatively influence minority and other groups and lead to inequality.
Bias is something every person has; It is the inclination to feel prejudice towards a certain person, subject, or thing. On a personal level, bias affects just about everything a person could encounter, or has yet to encounter in their lifetime. There are two main types of biases people can have; Cognitive bias involves topics such as social attribution or memory errors, that are quite common and have a wide range of effects on how humans perceive things. The other type of bias is called social biases, or sometimes referred to as attributional bias. Attributional biases affect our everyday social interactions, and has a strong impact on people when trying to assess their own and others behaviors.
Prejudice is a hostile or negative attitude toward people who are in a distinguishable group that is based solely on their membership within that group. It has three components: cognitive, affective, and behavioral. The cognitive component of prejudice consist of stereotypes, generalizations about a group where characteristics are believed to be shared by all in the group. Examples of this would be believing that all Muslims are terrorists, all Asians must be smart, and all Americans are lazy. While stereotypes are used to save time and energy, they are sometimes wrong for the group and often wrong for individuals. The affective component involve the emotional/judgmental aspect of prejudice. It is based only on group membership and is typically negative. It is exhibited in fear, envy, pity, or disgust. The behavioral component consists of discrimination, which is when people are treated differently only because of their social group.
Moral - “Racism to day looks different from the racism of 50 year ago.” (Unconscious Bias) - Just yesterday, we had discipline meeting with two students who were carrying on racially charged conversation based on a snap chat story. They saw nothing wrong with it, regardless of how those in their group felt hearing it. In the end, I am not sure we made much of a difference in their world view.
Prejudice is the conviction that one 's race, skin shading, or all the more all things considered, one 's social event, be it of religious, national or ethnic identity, is superior to others in mankind. It has been a bit of the American scene basically since the European colonization of North America beginning in the seventeenth century. Distinctive get-togethers have borne the brunt of it, appeared in harsh laws, social practices, and criminal lead facilitated toward a goal gathering. The going with is a summary of just a couple and their experiences.
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country becoming profusely diverse. Before entering kindergarten, millions of children in the U.S. will attend some type of preschool, Head Start, or daycare program. Given the current negative climate of our country due to the beliefs and values that have been taught and reinforced regarding race, gender, ability, socioeconomic status, family structure, religion, and political affiliation to people throughout their lives, young children need a program that includes an anti-bias curriculum. “With the rise in the number of working parents and children participating in group programs from an early age, preschools have also become an influential socialization force” (Berthelsen & Karuppiah, 2011, p. 3). It is important to teach children to respect
Prejudice is a large problem in today’s society. Prejudice is having a preconceived opinion not based on reason or fact. Prejudice is all around us and is extremely prevalent daily lives. Because of bias, people are often judged, mistreated, hurt, and abused unfairly. Prejudice is such a widespread problem in society that many people have accepted, and even encouraged it because of its many examples in history, literature, and current events.
Living in the world, we face different kinds of people every day, which means we need to communicate with others and make decisions upon others. Naturally, the attitude and method in dealing with diversity becomes a basic skill for people. It is important to know how to communicate and make decisions in a proper way. Facing diverse people and objects, people usually classify them. The advantage people gain from classification is organizing and making things easier to understand. However, when it comes to communication and decision-making, classification may cause some problems. As the name indicates, the topic of the book goes around stereotype, and it provides the readers a better
The argument of what is offensive and what is not offensive will arise and have to be answered for. It is quit simple, the words for mentioned in this essay will be considered offensive, and any new words that one may come up to compensate for the loss of these words. These words are considered to be offensive, not only to those at the butt of the name calling but for those who
In recent years, the world has seen a huge jump in the fight to be politically correct. Sensitivity to discrimination or topics that are found offensive/traumatizing, has heightened causing a major shift in how people interact on a day to day basis. The effects of this revolution of sorts can be seen especially on the internet and in spaces of academia. Buzzwords like microaggression and trigger warnings are now frequently heard in college classrooms and have raised questions about the ability of professors to effectively teach and prepare their students for the real world. The terrain of this subject is still fairly new and uncharted so I have created a set of win-win guidelines that I believe will help students and faculty navigate this subject
There are many different hidden truths in the media that people do not know about due to the fact that the media emphasizes on just one particular point of view. Throughout the years, people have been biased in the media and the reason as to why this happens is that people choose to lean on one side such as republican, democrat, libertarian, or conservative. To be biased means to only be on one side of an argument or situation and only favor more of what one person has to say. There are a variety of different news channels in which they all tend to lean more on one side, there is not a single news channel that is on the same side as another. There are many current events that have multiple contentious between other news channels. The viewers
Complementarity : This type of attraction is another individuals different abilities, needs, and interests balance out a relationship. This is the opposites attract theory (p. 160)
Bias is a discernibly human quality; like all things human in nature, there lies deep in our consciousness values, axiology’s, and prejudice. These ‘biases’, rather worldviews, create within each person their own rose coloured lenses with which they perceive, and more importantly, influence the world. To look at how bias can occur both blatantly and subtly in writing, three distinct forms will be analyzed; Linguistic Biases,
The well -known phrase “opposites attract” is derived from physics and polarity. Everything that surrounds us is made of atoms, which are composed of