Stereotypes Across Cultures

We are always told that we, people in America, are completely free, from speech to freedom of choices. A common known fact by all sociologists is that that way of thinking is completely false. The reason for this is the way we act, from the way we do our hair to the way we treat others, is hugely influenced by our society. To be more specific, the urge to fit in is fueled by the leadership, and crowds we consider “cool” in our society.

Growing research has explored the impact of ethnic stereotypes on mental wellbeing amongst Asian Americans, one of the most rapidly expanding ethnic groups in the United States (United States Census Bureau, 2010). The stereotype of Asians in America as an academically and economically successful ethnic group who have “made it” in America are often labeled as a “model minority” (Lee et al., 2009). More specifically, the model minority myth refers to the idea that Asian Americans in the U.S. are perceived to have high educational, occupational, and economic statuses and are able to acculturate better due to these successes in comparison to other migrant groups (Gupta, Szymanski, & Leong, 2011). The idea of a “model minority” instilled the assumption that any migrant group can pursue the American dream through determination and hard work (Lee, 2009). This assumption focuses on the upward mobility of Asians in America yet fails to address the socio-cultural disparities of varying Asian sub-groups. The flourishing Asian population in the United States presents a growing concern for mental health

The importance of becoming aware of your own biases and stereotypes as prepare for a career in the health care field is that as an individual you become more understanding and open minded towards the general need of a population and the need of others that might have grew up differently. This understanding of the differences and the ability of asking the right questions depending on the interaction will result a better observation when it comes to health care field, especially when it comes to determining a condition or finding a treatment for a patient. For example, as was told on the YouTube video “Overcoming Cultural Stereotypes” that African American men have a dangerous reaction that is similar to a stroke if they take Beta Blockers,

Studying language and why people stereotype others can help people understand where some of their feelings about language and culture come from and what they can do to avoid stereotyping people (Van Ginneken, 2007). Cultural stereotypes have a big impact on the daily lives of people, especially after a major event that affects a certain group or was created by people in a certain group. For example, one of the biggest stereotyping issues came about after 9/11, when Arabs and Muslims were stereotyped as all being terrorists. Of course that's not the case, but because some of the people in that group did something horrible, many Americans (and others) decided that all people who came from that group were bad and should not be trusted. Culture, language, and even a person's regional accent can create opportunities for stereotyping, but people generally learn their language and culture from other around them, and that makes them unique to their environment and culture - not "bad," but merely different, which provides a learning opportunity.

At a thematic level, my story draws on three ideas explored by Adichie in her own writing. She explores the complicated relationships within a family and the impacts of violence in ‘Cell One’, while examining cultural stereotypes in ‘A Private Experience’. I have attempted to adapt these ideas to an Australian context by drawing on my own experiences. In my story, ‘The Distance Between’, the protagonist and his mother are isolated from their extended family by physical distance as well as social distance. Key passages intend to illustrate that Jackson comes from a ‘wealthier’ background, while his cousins come from ‘poorer’ ones:

In order to be aware of our own biases, we need to first accept that they exist. As a person of color, I would love to think that I do not possess any biases, but over the summer, I learned that is not true. In an ideal world, everyone would be considered equal, but it is human nature to immediately categorize people. In order to actively try to combat our biases, we need to start being mindful of them and work towards eliminating the perception of differences. Instead of focusing on the blatant differences between people, we should work toward creating more categories that are based on commonalities between people. By creating more categories, global stereotypes will begin to emerge and therefore reduce the negative effects that our biases

Atkins and (related topic) use contrast to highlight conflict and challenge perspectives. By using contrast allows the audience to question their values and assumptions. Atkins uses a strong contrast of setting. Rosie upholds stereotyped views of Aboriginal people when she is in the present, as she wants to belong; however, through the reminiscence of the past the true values of the strong family bond shared with Nona is forced upon Rosie. (ADD RelTop EXAMPLE) Correspondingly, throughout stereotypes that are held in the Australian society (related topic) uses contrast to ‘smash’ these stereotypes.

Since Psychology is a pretty popular major there are often trouble getting a job. According to Kendra Cherry, a Psychosocial habitation specialists and author, said that there was 1,8400,200 bachelor degrees in Psychology awarded in 2012-2013 (qtd. by National Center for Education Statistics). Like I said before there are plenty career opportunities when you have a bachelor’s degree but if you want a higher pay or more wider fields you would have to attend graduate school. Graduate school is expensive and if you add on the extra years of attending, about two years, you will end up with around five to seven years of schooling. This doesn’t take into consideration if you have a family, work a full time job, or go part time to school. However

There are a lot of stereotypes of success in our society, people try to be as close as the stereotypes, meanwhile, they are making a model to reshape themselves. As the TED talk Your body language shapes who you are inspires us to “fake it until you become it”, that encourage people to However, on the way of fit in the model, people always ignore who they really are and what they truly want. So, to what extent does reading literature help us to discover who we are and what we believe? By who we are, I refer to one’s personalities, desires and natural instincts; for beliefs that include religious beliefs, universal truth and common senses. The novel Humans reveals both dark sides and goodness of humans, and the lost of our faith. So, it leads

Most people don't like to think, most people won't consider another person's opinion, myself included. Most people's attention spans are too small to read this entire message. Most people also have issues and problems. Most people are suffering. Most of those people also are also formally uneducated. Most people can't understand someone else because of their limited education or immediate and/or urgent circumstances. But at the same time most of these people can also make a change in some way or they can be affected by other variables in the universe i.e., other people. But again really your immediate situation is mostly going to be affected by your own action and inaction believe it or not. At this point in my message I'd like to make my point

Humans as a species are highly visual animals. Children learn language and actions through imitating those around them and a person’s mood and demeanor is assessed based off of visual cues and body language. Humans decide how to react to situations and people based off of what they see. When considering these observations regarding humankind it seems to be a natural instinct to place heavy importance on what is seen and then add in the other senses in order to further define something. Knowing this it should come as no surprise that how someone looks is an important initial factor in determining how to react to encounters with others. Probably one of the first things that is noticed about a person is the color of their skin, or how it is commonly

The world is full of stereotypes- the common beliefs about something or someone that may not be true. Very often one is judged by people on the base of one's gender, culture and race. One of the most common stereotypes is about men and women. It is generally believed that women worry more about their appearance than men, but is that really

Nowadays, young people tend to take the norms seriously. They care greatly about how someone is dressed. I personally think the norms have affected people on how they think. What I mean is that, they started to judge people by the norms. If someone is not dressed in certain ways or are behaving in different ways than they think, then that person will be judged. "Many norms are assumed, not written down" (pg. 38). I totally agree with this. No one need to feel pressure to follow the norms.

(Hook) Stereotypes are an official representation of a community. That’s an obvious lie, but stereotypes are a concept that are seen as the unofficial yet official view of a certain community. (Background info. connecting hook to thesis) Stereotypes are a complex yet simple concept that can either reinforce or dismantle someone’s view on another individual. Specifically, cultural stereotypes that are broadcasted on a basis. (Thesis) Cultural stereotyping can negatively affect the individual experience by minimizing their value, which then leads to how they’re viewed by society, and how they’re treated.

Stereotyping of ethnic characters has been done for decades with the issue becoming more controversial in todays society. The popularity of films on the dependence of one’s vulnerability is one to familiar for some ethnic groups, like the Asian culture. Hollywood writers and Directors have a social responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic characters. The stereotyping of ethic culture can have a great impact on todays society by causing self insecurities, sexism, and, racism.