Farm Work Stereotypes

Hearing the word “farm workers”, society immediately associates it with illegal immigrants. Society has opinions that are inaccurate based on a group of people. Growing up in an environment that has a negative aspect on a group causes individuals to have the misconception of a certain group or individual. Society also exaggerates on that particular group just because they see it and project an image that is wrong. Many individuals tend to believe what the media and society shows them, which in turn, causes society to not actually see the truth behind lies. Farm work is often seen as a man's job which leads to many individuals to view it as an easy-paying job. Not all farm workers are illegal immigrants, nor is it an easy job to do as

Misconceptions, on the other hand, include someone’s opinion of how they view the individual. Misconceptions are incorrect because individuals know little to no knowledge of the group they are talking about. Many individuals have not seen the reality of what a certain groups. They go on to quickly assume, and this leads to another person listening to what this person has to say and believes what they hear. Even on social media, many people say stereotypes of other groups and all of sudden it turns out to be a popular post. This is where all types of a person and misconceptions usually come from which is the media. In the article “About Men” by Gretel Ehrlich, she states “if he’s [strong and silent] it's because there’s probably no one to talk to.” This indicates that individuals have misconceptions about cowboys. Society tends to assume what they see is happening is true. While living in New York, Ehrlich states that she would passed streets and see posters of cowboys. She realized that they were portrayed so differently than the “real” cowboys she would see in Wyoming. Ehrlich explains, “In our hellbent earnestness to romanticize the cowboy we’ve ironically disesteemed his true character.” This proves that society as a whole will have stereotype or have misconception about certain groups because it will only take an amount of people that can influence

I have seen many U.S citizens that have been or are still working in the fields. Many farm workers usually bring their families to help them out. I have also worked in the farms, and one thing I learned is that it is not an easy job to do. Growing up working with many farm workers what they are like is different from what the media shows. Yes, farm workers are hard working people; they would be up extremely early just to be ready to work. Also farm workers are all genders. From what I have seen working, there are more women working in farms than men. This proves the stereotypes of only men working is false. Many families working in the farms usually bring out their families-- for example, I myself go to work with my family. Through the past in working in the farms, many people love what they do and not everyone is illegal. Another example is when I used to work in the farms, I met a person who was a U.S. citizen. He turned out to be a professor at U.C. Berkeley and was working on a research about farm workers, and he also mentioned that working in the farms was a difficult job at some points. Working in the fields is difficult thing to do because not everyone is used to heavy lifting or hard working jobs. Even I think that working in the farms is not an easy job, but I loved doing it as I was growing up. Working in the fields one can encounter many U.S citizens working. Why do these