Biased Language Paper

Being of target of bias can affect socialization due to the negatives attitudes that it entails.

For me, bias was simply showing a preference to one particular side of an argument. Bias was a word mostly reserved for TV reporters and newspaper editors. The words “bias”, “stereotype”, and “discrimination” had no significant difference in my mind. Because I am consciously accepting of others, I felt that bias was a non-issue in my life. However, over the course of this short time, I have discovered much about myself and the unintentional biases I carry. Through these discoveries I have managed to define what bias truly means, recognize concepts in unintentional bias such as snap judgements and unconscious attitudes, observe the biases of others, and ultimately learn how to overcome biased

An example of this is when a psychological study asked the participants to play mini golf and the test would measure natural athletic ability. The test group was all white. The study found that the white people who thought it was testing natural athletic ability did worse than the ones who didn’t. After hearing the game was going to determine, the players performance was impaired by the awareness of the stereotype that white people aren’t naturally athletic.

Any individual on any given day can display subtle biases; these biases are generally automatic, meaning they are done in a manner that can be unbeknownst to the individual who has acted upon them. Subtle biases bring discrimination to the surface while exposing the true nature of certain individuals. Examples Mexicans drink a lot, have

These stereotypes lead to a difference in a person’s nonverbal cues when speaking to someone of a stereotyped group, and even alter how their brain perceives them.

Another example of how home language or race has impacted children and families is in a classroom that shows in group bias. In group bias towards the groups in which people are members (Patterson & Bigler, 2006). What could happen in an instance such as this is as the children become more aware of societal norms that favor certain groups over others, they will often show a bias toward the socially privileged group (Winkler, 2009). A study showed that children of color as young as five years old show evidence of being aware of, and negatively impact by sterotypes about their racial group (Hirschfeld, 2008). This is evident in a classroom where the children start taking on the bias role of the teacher. In a classroom, children are questioning the skin color of another child. Instead of the teacher stopping to talk about how we are all the same, just different colors, the teacher ignores it. This silence will force children to come up with their own biases, prejudices and assumptions about races other than their own.

The article I chose was “What’s not being said about implicit bias and how it shapes our reality” by John A. Powell. I chose this article because it offered me more information on how biases affect society, for example, it mentions an occasion where biases affected policymaking. It also provided me an insight on what well-known members of society think about biases. Moreover, it mentioned a few techniques one can implement in order to diminish unconscious biases. It provided me with more scientific evidence than Verna Myers’s TED Talk on the subject of biases. Now, thanks to this information I will be able to expand on the ideas stated in the previous essay regarding biases.

Language does perpetuate stereotypes and inequality. Ethnic classifications created by superior dominate groups indicate inequalities between the races. For example black is usually associated with negatives such as death, pollution, ‘black magic,’ and immorality in contrast white indicative of a more positive meanings such as purity, cleanliness and morality.

I will be talking about Bias in my paper. Where i have seen bias at and what was the results. Also why we need to recognize bias in the media.

Furthermore, the ways we talk with people lead to mutual stereotyping, especially if negative impressions were had. One example of stereotyping could be

Hence, it is important that parents, teachers, and other authoritative figures who are aware of prejudice and stereotypes, guide children to behave in manners to avoid the development of prejudice. Therefore, adult figures have the responsibility to shield children from prejudice and discriminatory behaviors because children are prone to imitating; thus, resulting in them adopting prejudices or demonstrating discrimination towards their peers without knowing it is unacceptable. Often times false information is the foundation of stereotypes and prejudices. Given that, it is necessary to teach and inform people with factual information that corrects misinformation; especially kids. Prejudice is learned through classical and operant conditioning as well as social cognitive. It is known that there are some cases when people are given true facts to counter their prejudices, but it strengthens their beliefs. Nonetheless, it is still essential to inform and gives others the opportunity to change their prejudices. By reducing prejudice, we in return reduce discrimination because there will be little to no negative attitudes to generate harmful

Stereotypes also play a big role in communication. When we have a preconceived perception of an individual or a group, we treat them the way we think they deserve to be treated, instead of how they should actually be treated. For example, if you believe the stereotype that blondes aren’t smart, you may use a simpler vocabulary around a blonde girl versus a brunette girl. Stereotypes can interfere greatly with communication. We can’t be effective communicators if we’re treating people differently based on

Stereotyping is not limited to particularly those who are biased. Several theories pertain to the formation of stereotypes. To illustrate, “People are generally motivated to maintain certain stereotypes to enhance their own self-esteem (e.g., a person may feel much better about himself if he thinks that he is superior to an outgroup member in some way)” (Collaborative 2). In order to possess an increased self-esteem, the tactic of generating false perceptions may be utilized. Furthermore, “Essentially, the model posits that people develop perceptions about how a typical person in an outgroup looks, thinks, or behaves. Consequently, they form stereotypes of the group as a whole, based on these perceptions of the “average” outgroup member” (Collaborative 2). In order to consider themselves included, an individual may subconsciously evaluate

1. When writing a research report, there are five main issues of “language bias”. They include but, are not limited to, gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity, and disabilities. Gender is language bias, as it is a cultural term referring to social roles, which may be perceived as offensive. For example, referring to a female firefighter as a fireman implies that the female is actually a male firefighter. To avoid this, writers should ensure that they are using terms to avoid sexist bias. Next, age is language bias as a writer might think that someone is elderly because they are 50 but in reality, it is not accurate to call someone elderly until they are 65 or older. Those that are 50 could find this offensive. Thus to avoid this, a writer should always include an age range or refer to the APA manual when placing people into age categories.

The people that raise us are also the ones who teach us both positive and negative stereotypes. Stereotypes, discrimination, and prejudice all go hand in hand with one another. When an individual 's stereotypical beliefs combine with their prejudice opinions, this can cause someone to behave discriminatively. “For some people prejudices can come up as a way of justifying social inequalities. This happens when people on both sides of the power and wealth spectrum start believing that people get