Childhood Stereotypes

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary stereotype is:”to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same”. An example is say that all Mexicans are bad, or that all Cubans are crazies. Of course this is not true; there are good and bad people everywhere, no matter race, culture or believe.

Growing up in a predominantly black neighborhood you're expected to fit the stereotype of the typical black teen. I never played outside with the other kids or associated with outside influence of the typical black lifestyle or their fashion sense. In my four walls, I developed my own individuality and style, however, my senior year of highschool and my first year as an adult is when I made the transition from childhood to adulthood.

Growing up outside of the United States, I lived a different childhood than someone who had. In order to learn about the differences, I chose American childhood as the culture I researched. My view of Americans was based completely on what I watched on television. Therefore, my views were very stereotyped. For my interview, I chose my roommate, Danielle, who grew up in New Jersey and attended public school her entire life. As a child progresses, changes in stages are marked by biological and cultural changes. These changes are related to traditions, objects and performance, and followed by roles, behaviors and expectations (Baxter 163). For instance when a teen turns sixteen in New Jersey it is customary for them to get their license, and celebrate

Have you ever been judged before for the smallest and unimportant things you can imagine? Or maybe you have seen others getting judged for the way they act or dress. On September 16, at James Giles School 7th and 8th graders were having lunch and recess. The students were having a good time talking playing games and eating lunch naturally having a good time. A group of 7th grade girls were talking and suddenly another girls joined them. The girls that joined them was their friend because they would go to the park together and walk together after school. The girls didn't like the idea of joining them. The girls started being mean and judging her of what she wore to school. People that judge others in a mean way know that its mean and hurtful

Have you ever been in a debate between something? Well in the article “ Is this generation really more informed?” We read about how people think that this generation is more informed than the generations in the past because everyone has technology and phones. But not all people are correct. Everyone is not always informed about the right things. Some people are more worried about the things that interest them than about things that are important to the world.

Children living in poverty encounter behavioral and emotional problems that can become persistent throughout their lives. Their problems can be associated with interacting in school among their peers, showing aggressive behaviors, having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder. They tend to express themselves emotionally with showing signs of depression. Children tend to show signs of distance from society and keeping to themselves. Depression in children can cause higher risk for behavioral problems to be intense amongst their peers at school. Children of low-income mothers appear to show to a greater risk for externalizing behaviors than those children that do not have depressed mothers (Henninger & Luze, 2012).

Some of these adolescents are not responsible and it's the sad truth their are many people that I know that forget where their backpack is in the morning and lose their shoes imagine what don't they forget .Also some students in our Government class don't pay attention how are they suppose vote wisely aren't paying attention .Social media changes the way we think and changes a lot of things like voting for example if see famous celebrities putting their opinion on our former president or current president we want to be just like them and we start to think like them before we formed our own opinion . Also the students won't have accessed to vote because when most elections are taking place the students are at work and even if they happen

Child abuse is a serious probleam happening all over the world. On a daily basis, 100s of child are being abused whether it is: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect. There are many different subtypes of abuse steming from those four main catagories. “Injuries inflicted by caregivers on a child can take many forms”, (World Health Organization, 2017). Child abuse has been around since the existence of humans, but until within the last 100 years or so have we had clear standards of what is or isn’t considered child abuse. The definition of what falls into the catagories changes rapidily on what is socially acceptable or unacceptable behaviors.

Racial stereotypes are often used in an informal society for youth. Youth use social media to make fun of others that are unlike themselves. Many people may develop lower self-confidence, and their ego may take a drop. These comments toward a race, or religion may demean someone when spoken. On the internet these are always ignored. While casually texting a friend, there might be an inappropriate comment regarding this.Youth sometimes have a habit of using these racist words against others as a sign of coolness, or to make fun of someone else’s misery. Usually, these comments are spoken because children cannot properly understand a complicated environment; full of differences and changes.

Victims - a common stereotype that reflects the medical approach to disability is to view

Stereotypes have affected people since the beginning of time, usually stereotypes affect adults but research shows that stereotypes are beginning to affect people at more younger ages. Stereotypes negatively affect young girls in the United States by forcing them to wear provocative clothing, and pressuring them to mature too early. As a result of these stereotypes young girls have a lower intelligence and are less satisfied with their bodies. Young girls are not only less satisfied with their bodies but are also having eating problems and depression.

Before adolescence, I held no preconceived notions of people based solely on their looks, other than an antipathy towards boys. Tag was a common recess game that everyone was encouraged to play regardless of their cultural beliefs. The game was simple and did not discriminate, since everyone was able to commonly translate the rules. However, as I grew older, the game changed, and barriers divided us. No longer were we a homogenous group; rather we were separated based on our appearance, smarts, and values. At this juncture, I felt forced to choose my associations. The days of interacting without preconceived judgment were over. Personally, I wanted to belong to a group that was considered “smart,” so I pressured myself into taking advanced

Imagine you were told by society that because you are a female, you are not able to perform as well as a male profile. How would this affect your mentality? Stereotypes like this one can negatively affect one's performance. Although many students at VCIS felt negatively stereotyped at some point. Most students hold a growth mindset and don’t let the negative stereotype affect their performance in school.

In contrast of why children watch ads, I was observing what lengths companies were pushing themselves through for research. This petrified me, one company had creepy slumber parties that asked about certain products, taking field trips to the mall or stores like Dick’s sporting goods. That is not a field trip, it is a waste of time for parents who take their kids to school every morning. It is bad enough that parents are pestered on a regular basis on, now they have to hear about a field trip to the mall? If I was a parent I would be livid. Take my child to the zoo or a museum, don’t take my darling shopping.

Children growing up are trained to uphold certain values that their parents have taught them such as, the same values that parents learn from their parents. These values are passed down and consist of raising a strong, masculine boy or a delicate, feminine girl. However, values like these have been found to affect the mental health of the younger generation. Gender stereotypes have made the mental health of the younger generation extremely worse than the mental health of older generations. The question is raised, “how have these stereotypes affected the mental health of younger boys and girls and how can we solve it?”