Stereotypes In P. L. Mason

During the time I was born, in the 90’s, stereotypes were taught to children through school, family members, and media. “A stereotype is a mental category based on exaggerated and inaccurate generalizations used to describe all members of a group” (Bennett 91). As a child, I obviously did not realize I was being taught these cruel definitions based to categorize people into which racial group they should belong to. To put it another way, Bennett states, “As psychologists have pointed out, stereotyping is a natural phenomenon in that all humans develop mental categories to help make sense of their environments” (91). Provided that, I stereotyped my interviewee the same exact way numerous people stereotype me. For this reason, to better understand both the interviewee and myself racial identity, I consequently analyzed how we each portrait the world we live in.

Stereotypes and generalizations have negatively depicted the image and character of individuals and groups throughout time. In making these stereotypes we forget about the true character of the individual or group. Somehow throughout time what we have gathered and decided through stereotypes has created the everlasting image we have of one another, it's been hard to change the viewpoint ever since. Through the reading of this article and attaining continuous information of the harm of stereotypes are placing in our world we can start to move away from these unfortunate depictions.

How the model minority stereotype can negatively impact the overall educational experience for the Asian American students is not adequately explored at this time (Museus, 2008). Though some studies have looked at performance outcomes, such as GPA comparisons between Asian subgroups and other racial

This misconception can lead teachers to assume Asian-American students do not need academic or emotional support. In fact, there’s a huge academic achievement gap within the Asian-American students. According to Leung Asian-American students are excelling and dropping out of high school. For those who were academically struggling, the model-minority stereotype adds more stress and pressure to perform. In result, it makes students reluctant to ask for

Racial stereotyping is an automatic mental picture that is exaggerated and something we hold to members of a racial crowd. As a nation, we stereotype people based on their race and don’t consider the individual differences. So, the real question is how is racial stereotyping developed? From an early age, we are taught to associate people, objects and places into categories however, as we grow up we tend to put more emphasis on attributing values into these racial groups. Additionally, the less we exchange with particular ethnic groups the more inclined we are to have negative perceptions about them.

At last, Asian American are victims of cultural stereotypes. For example, it is told “that they practice martial arts”, “eat cats and dogs,” and “try to look European”.

Devine, P. (1989). Stereotypes and prejudice: Their automatic and controlled components. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56, 5-18.

In his book, Yellow: Race in America beyond Black and White, Wu (2002) discusses the modal minority stereotype that has been used to describe Asia Americans. According to Wu, this stereotype is a myth that obscures many realities and needs to be killed. Wu provides three reasons why this stereotype should be killed: It is not accurate enough to be taken seriously in understanding the lives of 10 million Asian Americans living in the United States, it perpetuates discrimination and stereotyping of African Americans as lazy and stupid given that their socioeconomic status is low compared to Asian Americans who were also oppressed during colonial times, and the myth is widely abused both to deny that Asian Americans experience racial discrimination and to turn Asian Americans into a racial threat.

In our society, when people encounter someone, the first concern appearing in their minds about that person are race, gender, and appearance that are crucial since it can determine how they relate to the person. That consumption mostly comes from stereotype, the firm thoughts that people make about a particular group of people based on observation of several members of the group. The advantage of stereotype is helping people respond rapidly to their situations by applying the same thoughts to the similar experience, but that applying may be incorrect because individuals are different. That black people are good at athletics, or Asians are wealthy are positive stereotypes. Conversely, that Latinos commit illegal immigration, black people are associated with urban crime, or young Asians are gangs are negative stereotypes. That indicates the existence of both positive and negative stereotypes in the society; however, the negative stereotypes are likely

This stereotype gave misconceptions of Asian Americans are “the same” in wanting the same professions, are not minorities as they are successful, do not encounter challenges at all, and do not require resources or government aid (Sasaki, 4/19/16). Due to the perceived amount of success Asian Americans are said to have, they are put on a high pedestal and have the constant pressure from their peers and society to become successful in terms of aspects like academics and profession. This myth puts emphasized the success of the Asian Americans in particular states with high incomes while negating the struggles they still faced such as a “glass ceiling” and inequality of wages compared to Caucasians (Takaki,

Stereotyping is rampant throughout the world and people worldwide are stereotyped based on many factors. Stereotypes are generalities about a specific group of people that can be positive; however most stereotypes are distinctly negative. When a group is stereotyped, a definite and distinct set of characteristics attributed to that group of people based on a preconceived appearance of that group. Stereotyping is particularly problematic since it can lead to further discrimination and prejudice. Obviously, the stereotyped group is left with feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, and a sense of being ostracized. While race and gender are some of the most common factors of stereotyping, there is another factor that leads to stereotyping,

Asians are viewed to be two of the common stereotypes, those who are genius-level smart who created vast technological companies, or those who are dangerously karate-trained who have learned the ways of the samurai. Most Asians do not fit into this stereotype as they are vastly different in their professions and characteristics. From these assumptions, Asians have been diminished to having little influence in society. Additionally, their growth of their identity has been underdeveloped, from the oppression of the presumed prejudices that have been existent ever since. But, there has been a growth in culture, as TV shows and film have opened media to the culture of Asians. Culture has been developed to become more progressive, although remnants of racial culture still exist today. Racial prejudice in America

Chapter 4. Why is the idea of stereotyping so distasteful to people? Are there times when stereotyping is useful?

A stereotype can be defined as a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Discrimination on the other hand involves treating a particular group – which tends to be a minority – at a disadvantage or unfairly because of their association with this specific group. Prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping of race, class and gender can be argued to be one of the most negative aspects of society which has resulted in unfavorable affects on various groups and people worldwide.

The presences of stereotypes are overwhelming and are developed by both the environment a subject is raised in and their family. Stereotypes, which are pervasive throughout different societies, become intertwined in the collective values of the society as justification for all forms of social, economic, and political inequality among groups (Devine and Elliot 2000;Kaplan 2004; Operario and Fiske 2004). As people become more exposed to stereotypes they start to become a permanent part of a person’s life, they begin to stereotype themselves almost always involuntarily.