Stereotypes: The Spread Of Cultural Differences

I am a typical brown girl on the outside, but a totally different person on the inside just like an egg. Even though I will be as quiet as an egg if put in boiling water, my inside will be screaming. I am not like some people, I have two different cultures now that I am in America now. Two years ago I was in India, being a girl with less opportunities, but here I can do what I set my heart on because I know I will have a way to reach it. I have changed how I see the world now, my beliefs have changed and my goals are in a bigger level now. Your cultural identity can change when you are exposed to new and different things.

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

This study focuses on the how different people response to different targets based on the race of the target based on their stereotypes. This study was brought on by the shooting and killing of an unarmed black man named Amadou Diallo who was thought to be an alleged rapist that the police were looking for. It is thought that the police officers shot Diallo based off of his race and stereotyping. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the police officers would have still treated Diallo the same way if he was White. The results were that stereotypes played a role in how fast an armed and unarmed African American male is shot and how fast an armed an unarmed White male is shot. Overall, African Americans were shot more whether they

You have done a good exposure of the topic of this week. Culture, social conditions, the nature of family, school, and relationships are all elements that affect individual’s behavior. Basically all families had a culture; it is in these groups were they would adopt or create ideologies that promotes common behaviors that seem universal across cultures and very particular one. The culture helps to affirm identity and group connectivity. As a consequence, group ideologies and group identification provide new understanding what is acceptable and what is not, (Staub, 1999). In your case Lutheran ideologies were systematically imposed in you from an early age.

After I read the sources I realized how important demographics are for literature and TV shows. It’s interesting how demographics of a country can affect the entire economy on a country. For example, in one of the sources I read how now channels have more advertisements on prescriptions and travel that 20 years ago did not exist. I believe that older people are as important as the younger generations for the TV industries and economics in general because they are the ones that have the money and they are as involve in the technology world as younger generations.

In all honesty, every single part of Santa Clara’s vision appeals to me. A strong belief of mine that has been solidified through the communities I have joined this year is that being uneducated leads to division. One of the communities is ALLY/APANO, who are individuals, mostly students, who unite to fight against the social injustice in the world. We do so through protest and campaigns that is aimed to educate the public, if we can eliminate the stereotypes placed upon each other and make others understand, this would unite us. One of the biggest accomplishment made is that ethnic studies are now being implemented and added to Portland Public Schools curriculum, one step closer to the big picture of unity. Another fun fact I’ve learned through

The study of demographics and statistics is essential for a nation to thrive because it helps individuals understand what area they are lacking, so they can learn how to improve. According to the March of Dimes, there were 81, 685 infants who were born alive in Tennessee in the year 2015. The population of women who were at the child bearing age in 2015 which are the ages of 15-44 was approximately 1, 299, 690. This means that the birth rate in Tennessee was 62.8 per 1,000 women. Unfortunately, poverty is very prevalent in the United States right now, more than 16 million children or one in five were living in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This number is higher than any other age group which is shocking because

The fear of loss spawns a fundamental need to feel superior. Unfortunately for both parties at hand, this need to feel superior is often linked with ignorance, thus making it impossible for actual superiority to be established in any way. This creates a need to draw conclusions that, while not necessarily true, distinguish one individual from another in ways that draw on stereotypes and heresy. Those with racist thoughts or ideals never achieve any semblance of comparative excellency without believing and enhancing the idea that an uncontrollable factor in another makes them fundamentally inferior. This insatiable thirst to be bigger, stronger, richer, prettier, or more well-liked than any tangible opponent may be initially inherited from fear

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.

1. Rather than pay attention to the sales pitch, explore the kinds of social relationships that are the background, setting, and context for the sales pitch. You are looking at an ad that should stimulate you to discuss the ideologies represented in this ad and how those ideologies can be evaluated. The ideologies represented in this commercial are that, country clubs are for older white people; also that loud rap music is for young black people.

When an individual receives a label, they become a single story that eventually begins to define and contort their outlooks and perceptions regarding their own self-image, which essentially is quite detrimental to how they continue their life. For me, that label, which unfortunately is one given to a vast majority of people, specifically women, throughout society, is "fat." Furthermore, this word has been used against me since the first day of kindergarten and did not disappear until the summer before my freshman year of high school. In my eyes, this was damaging; I attempted multiple times to completely squash my tag by losing weight, altering my appearance, changing my attitude towards the comments and remarks – I wanted more than anything

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.

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.

James A. Forbes once said “When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind, and spirit, their ability to asses and understand people accurately is comprised” (James). This quote speaks a lot about what stereotypes are and how they affect people in our society today. People are judged by their outer appearance and not by how smart they are or how big there heart is. Stereotypes impact different people in many distinctive and various ways in our world today.