Stereotypes Of Teenage Girls

One gender role I notice when Jerrel Jr was six, him and his friends engage in physical activities with a large group of boys and kept the girl out. The girls were in smaller groups. The only interactions they between girls was teasing or chasing. Another example I notice now that Jerrel Jr is eight, him and his friends act like girls are nasty and they should avoid them. They like spend their time playing sports, wrestling or riding their bikes around the neighborhood. When I was kid I was the same way. I think it is a typical American attitude on how we portray gender roles on Television and our attitude towards how we believe a boy should act and how we believe a girl should act. So I do believe it is a cultural

“Just because your feet fit perfectly in your mothers shoes does not make you a woman,

* Television viewing creates the concept of gender-role and racial stereotypes in children, as they start considering it as very natural phenomena. Heroic acts are expected out of males, while women are displayed as objects and less powerful.

The youth of the black community are perceived as violent because of the brutal past the previous generations had to go through. “I think the African American community… [understood that] … somebody like Trayvon Martin was statistically more likely to be shot by a peer than he was by somebody else. So folks understand the challenges that exist for African American boys … they get frustrated, I think, if they feel that there’s no context for it and that context is being denied.” If a white teen was put into the same situation, the results would have been distinct from the outcomes of a black male teen.

Society often thinks of teenagers as immature, irresponsible, careless people. We, as individuals, are nothing of that sort. Teenagers often think about their future, set their priorities, and take serious thought into popular topics or current events. For me personally, I try as best as I can do to those that are listed. We put on “hats” so we can act different around different people. For friends, family, or the general public. When I hear people stereotype teenagers by calling us ignorant I often want to jump in and show what I can do, that I care.

As a young girl, I have always associated most white people with the quality of being rude or racist. For example, not holding doors as I walked behind them or ignoring my friendly smiles and/or comments. I vividly remember several occasions where I would be walking two steps being a Caucasian person and they would fail to hold the door open allowing it to slam in my face. There is also an uneasy stare that is given while shopping, such as following African-Americans around the store to watch them to make sure they are not stealing. The belief that white people are rude is not limited to black people, but other minorities as well because their cultural beliefs and practices are often disrespected.

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.

Instead of making sure that she had her hospital room reserved and her bags prepared, Kim Kardashian was instead on her phone making sure that her hair and makeup were perfect for the day of delivery. Celebrity’s lavish and luxurious lifestyle often inspire teenagers to imitate their clothing, habit and lifestyle. All of these remain bearable until some teenagers begin to do illegal or harmful things to follow their celebrities.

It’s not as simple as it sounds because I’m talking about making your own decisions.

However, there’s something else these shows are teaching your kid. Your child is being exposed to gender norms. Gender norms are expectations society has set for both genders. While a man may be strong and rigid, a woman must be soft and delicate. These expectations have and continue to significantly affect your child's life.

Girls/women are held at higher standards than men. It is harder being a girl because they are often discriminated against and put through so much physically and mentally.

Growing up as a child with parents that were both fairly busy with work I often found myself sat in front of a television either waiting for the day to begin or to end. I remember watching shows and seeing how the boys always seemed to be more outspoken, hyper-masculine and the leader in a given situation while the girls were always the passive ones who were depicted as shy followers. Now that I am older I find myself watching even more television, allowing me to see how the media depicts men and women in society. For example, The Big Bang Theory, in its earlier seasons, it only had one female lead, Penny. Her character was very stereotypical in the sense that she was the scattebrained neighbor. The way that men and women are portrayed has

Basically, the media is doing nothing but using subliminal messages. The way they portray the models in magazines, it only confuses a human’s mind. This makes them believe that they must look like them to be considered beautiful. Often in magazines, when positive values, success, love, and happiness, a thin person is shown. This not only completely lowers a “healthy”, or a plus sized person’s self-esteem, but the media also tries to make it seem as if in order to be happy and successful, a person must be skinny (Piazza). Every day, companies come up with a new beauty product, or a new diet product to leer someone into buying it to make themselves beautiful. New products every day completely sets aside the idea that natural beauty is already beautiful enough. According to the media, though, people need these products to look more humane, or look younger and thinner. The media also using editing and

Growing up, I watched a fair amount of television. Being the late 1990s and early 2000s, some of my favorites included Sesame Street, The Rugrats, Veggie Tales, and Little Bill. All of which, starred mostly male characters. At the time, I didn’t think much of it; it made sense for boys to be the stars. All of my teddy bears had boy names, the gender neutral characters in my books were boys, and I even called my female cat a boy. It wasn’t until later when I became more educated on gender inequality and stereotypes that I noticed the problem on television and in other aspects of my childhood that affected the way that I thought.

Many people might say the single sex schools are ineffective, because girls and boys need to know how to communicate with the opposite sex. They should be enforced to help children reach their full dreams without the thought of humility standing in their way. School is a place where students get acquainted with the basics of the life, which further helps them to foster their proficiency level in different aspects of life required in this competitive world, and the most important part of school is not where students get time to socialize with each other. Although Co-ed schools are a first choice for most adolescents and their parents, Single sex schools are equally good. In single sex schools, students don't have to worry about sexual