Different Types Of Stereotyping

Stereotyping, isn’t something new to our generation but has been around for as long as time can tell. Stereotypes come in many forms such as, races, genders, national groups, or other groups. Stereotypes are judgements based on a few obvious characteristics, which sometimes lead to unfair assumptions. Stereotypes affect many aspects of individuals’ lives, from how people are treated in social or professional situations to the manner in which civilians are dealt with by law enforcement and the judicial system. It can be hard to imagine the negative impact of a stereotype about a group that is falsely categorized. Misconceptions are views or opinions stated with faulty thinking or understanding. Californians have many stereotypes and misconceptions

Stereotyping allows people to infer that a person has many characteristics and assume their abilities. It leads to social categorization and places people in a group membership. The use of stereotypes is a way in which we simplify the social world. It reduce the amount of processing a person has to do when meeting a new person. Stereotypes affect inferences the absence of individuating information. Some samples of stereotypes are, “Loners, Jocks, Emos, Nerds and Geeks.” Those all examples of categorization and gives the idea of which of those groups are better than the other. Misconceptions has no basis, it’s an assumption a person or group creates because they are part of a group. Many confuse misconceptions as prejudice and discriminate, but they’re not. Prejudice requires attitude, a misconception is just a hearsay. Discrimination involves behavior and there’s no behavior in thoughts and having an opinion doesn’t make it hate. An example would be, “Freshman are small, Seniors are lazy.” There are times when stereotypes and misconceptions are true. Taking information and images that are exposed to everyday and consciously making split-moment decisions to accept them. Some may not agree with what they say, but when the same message is conveyed in a number of quantities, it becomes part of the environment and people choose to not question these "known"

The movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” is based on a student, Jeff Spicoli, form California who lives for surfing and being stoned. Jeff Spicoli not only speaks with the slang California is known for but also makes the character seem stupid. The Tv show “90210” is about a glamorous world of privilege in West Beverly. “90210” shows Los Angeles wealthy teens who spend their time on a beach partying, surfing, shopping, and much more. Later on they chase careers that include acting, singing and business ventures. The music video “California Gurls,” by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, is another source that allows outsiders stereotype California. The lyrics said by Katy, “Daisy dukes, Bikinis on top, Sun-kissed skin” describes what a californian girl wears. Snoop Dogg portrays California and California girls as, “Toned, tan, Fit and ready, Turn it up 'cause it’s gettin ' heavy, Wild, wild west coast,” and “ The girl 's a freak, She drive a jeep, And live on the beach.” Brianna Wheelock, a typical high school student states, “I believe California is beautiful, we have it all. We grow our own crops and support for other states who don 't have successful agriculture like us,” after asking her how does she feel about California. Continuously asking her more questions about the stereotypes, she replies, “No, I can’t surf, you can put me on a board and all you’d see is me fall too many times.”