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How a Self-Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance

Do you think stereotyping is a good thing ? Stereotyping is like saying all the people or including everything of what you're trying to say. For Example one type of Stereotype is when let’s say that all mexicans are lazy or all asians are smart and get straight A’s in school. There’s many more Stereotypes but it’s all including the word all. One type of Stereotype is that all girl’s wear makeup like it doesn’t matter who you are in general. Also that all mexicans drop out of high school when not all of them do.

In this article what it’s talking about is basically about how some people use their type of stereotype for example what i’m trying to explain is that most people use the word like all people that work at the swap meet are lazy or mexicans but that isn’t true because from my point of view of what i’ve seen is that all type of people shop or work there even white people say they don’t shop there. But that’s a lie since all type of people go to shop there and buy the things they need. The author Shankar Vedantam explains his/hers point of view like how they use stereotype by using the word all in …show more content…

They can also be a villain but then could also want to change their personality but people don’t think they could actually change. What this essay is trying to explain is that how people use different stereotypes like how they think in there point of view . I disagree with those type of stereotypes because it’s not true at all well sometimes. But I just don’t agree with all of those

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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee one of the essential questions is: how do our own personal stereotypes help shape how we experience the world. The stereotypes in this novel had affected the people of Maycomb’s thought process. Stereotyping is the process of generalizing people and broadly categorizing them based on narrow minded observations of characteristics that they have. Most people are stereotyped due to their race, gender, age, unknown identity, or social class.

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,” it explains that if people will reflect on the stereotypes they make they can change them. As humans, it is absolutely impossible to know everything that will hurt a certain person’s feelings. Even though the previous statement is true, we can still think before we say things. In the story, Devine stated, “ There are a lot of people who are very sincere in their renunciation of prejudice. Yet they are vulnerable to habits of the mind.

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Throughout the story the Outsiders , many characters were judged according to the physical appearance. The way they combed their hair or the way they dressed ect , this behavior was very stereotypical A Stereotype is a broad opinion of a certain topic or person , for example all boys like blue or all Americans like basketball The Socs predominantly showed this type of behavior during the book for instance when Ponyboy was walking home the Socs pulled over and harassed him because of how he dressed (Hilton 11) A Greaser was seen as a who is typically in a lower class and steals form store and where's lots of greasers in their hair Stereotypes is a theme that is evident in the real life and is being used everyday According to No bullying

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Stereotypes rampant in today’s society. They are implanted in one’s mind from a young age and learnt from school, media, friends or family. Moreover, the unique qualities of a person which can be beneficial for society can be hidden due to stereotypes. As a result, society can undermine a person by judging that judging that person based on the general idea it has about that person’s age, race, personality and/or financial status. Consequently, stereotypes have been a common topic that many authors have used in their books, with one such book being John Ball’s

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Spread of negative stereotypes Negative stereotypes have been created by us, as a society, we have allowed ourselves to live with this misconceptions that impact all of us in a certain way. We have contributed to those beliefs that say that social status, income class and ethnicity define our identity. In fact, we have been and also have prejudged others at a certain point in our lives, we prejudge people we don’t know and also the ones we think we know like our own family members. In “The Achievement of Desire” by Richard Rodriguez he discusses his personal experience on how he stereotyped himself and also his family.

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“Stereotypes, they 're sensual, cultural weapons. That 's the way that we attack people. At an artistic level, stereotypes are terrible writing.” - Junot Díaz, an American-Dominican author. Stereotypes have the ability to make or break an image of any one person who fits the requirements of any single stereotype.

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Someone being stereotyped still has an impact on their identity, even if it is inaccurate or accurate, showing that a stereotype does not define or make

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The definition of a stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing; but how does one learn such things? What kind of purpose do stereotypes serve? In this essay I will discuss and explain some origins of Mexican American stereotypes and what kind of purpose they serve. As previously stated, the common definition of a stereotype is that it is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing, and stereotypes in particular are usually taught by figures of authority such as one’s parents and teachers but also one’s peers and the media one consumes.

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A stereotype is a widely known saying which reduces someone’s entire identity and puts them into a single category with set characteristics which do not necessarily apply to them. For example, racial stereotyping is seen when individuals from the Middle East are automatically assumed as being terrorists. In addition, gender stereotyping is seen when all women are expected handle all the housework. Within Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, the character of Scout is affected by gender stereotypes, because she is constantly being told that she is a girl and is expected to act like so. Additionally, the character of Boo is affected by ableist stereotypes, because the children are highly frightened of his presence in Maycomb.

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A stereotype is a fixed set of beliefs upon of a certain group of individuals who share common traits. Stereotypes can be classified into a wide range of categories such as: race, culture, ethnicity, gender, social or economic status, and religion. A stereotype has to do with a group of people rather than an individual. Most stereotypes are biased and untrue. Stereotypes often lead to prejudice, meaning that one acts a certain way due to the fixed beliefs they have toward a certain group of individuals.

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The act of stereotyping is assuming that all members of a group have similar knowledge, behaviors, or beliefs simply because they belong to a group. Using stereotypes is one of the most common reasons why countless people are misjudged. It can occur with the person’s knowledge or it can happen subconsciously. Sometimes, in writing, authors will form stereotypes for their characters to fit into. By using a stereotype, it sets a base for the character to build off of and show change.

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Entertainment is a big part in defining all stereotypes. Many people today believe that how the characters act in tv shows and movies are exactly how people act in real life. This is how the mental pictures of the stereotyped groups get over exaggerated. Stereotypes affect individuals who perhaps like different things or do different activities, but feel ashamed of doing so because of the stereotype put on them due to society. Stereotypes happen because people assume there must be something important that led to a groups common classification in the first place, something that makes the group essentially similar.

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Since the concept of stereotyping holds a broad scope, the essay will narrow down the focus to ethnic groups and their culture. If we assume that the use of stereotypes helps us to gain an understanding of the world, we may establish different profiles and characterizations on certain groups of people. For example: Jews are greedy, Muslims are terrorists, black people are criminals, Americans are obese, homosexuals are weak and so on. These assumptions are typical examples and have become so common today, that people may mistake them to be correct classifications of the certain groups and types of individuals, because they have been misunderstood or generalized due to one incident as well as influenced by certain factors.

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In today 's society we encounter and face numerous problems that can be solved. In everyday life we as human beings walk around giving other individuals stereotypes without realizing that we are doing so. One of Society 's biggest problems that we are facing right now is stereotyping people. Stereotyping people has so much of a negative effect on our society.

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