Essays on Stereotyping

Public image of nurses: past, present, and future

Introduction Undoubtedly, the nursing profession has vital ingredients of accountability and autonomy. Also, it is true to assert that nursing profession demands more responsibilities than before when the main role of a nurse was just to provide comfort and care. In the modern world, a nurse is expected to be an advocate for clients, a manager, and an educator (Drayton & Weston, 2015). However, little attention is drawn towards the assessment of the actual public image and perception of nurses. Nurses seem to dwell in a dual structure of nursing and social worlds. The two worlds tend to influence and ...

Introduction

Sociology and gender studies are both expansive subject areas. In this paper, the author aims to identify and examine the existence of gender stereotyping in some famous works of literature, notably fairytales. This paper is a research proposal that outlines the research problems that the author hopes to identify, a contextualized background of the study (i.e. gender stereotyping in fairytales), a review of relevant literatures (focusing on some of the well-known fairytales that may contain evidences of gender stereotyping, a discussion about and the objectives and methods that will be used in the actual research paper. Gender stereotyping is ...

INTRODUCTION

Everyone remembers stories beginning with “once upon a time” and ending in “happily ever after.” Some people see fairytales as antiquated ideologies that are not beneficial in the modern era. Others believe that they are harmless tales intended to spark children’s imagination. Fairytales can establish ideologies about good and evil and right and wrong. They are, also, filled with pointed gender role ideals and gender stereotypes that are, today, ethically questionable. In the last few decades, there has been a literary movement of taking classic fairytales and attempting to update them and eliminate many stereotypes. This leads to ...

The perceptions and attitudes of others towards rape perpetrators and victims are vital in the treatment and recovery of casualties. More than half of the rape victims talk about the assault after some time; and they incline to seek support from the close social network, like family and friends other than formal institutions. Emotional supports have been intensely linked to better recovery outcomes. However, negative social reactions, for instance, blaming the victim for the rape incident, minimizing the rape assault incident and excusing the rape perpetrator of his or her actions, have been associated with increased psychological trauma and ...

Introduction

The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and The Dispossessed (1974) are useful resources that demonstrate the utopian models and breaking of limits by individuals. The paper aims at identifying the concepts of individuality in the settings of radically different individuals in the society. It demonstrates the differences in culture and interactions that exist between racially different individuals as well as their similarities. Both texts are utopian in that they give a critical review of the powerful ideologies that exist between human, environments, politics among others. The essay focuses on two characters that help in pushing the plot forward as ...

Abstract

The study examined the effects of stereotyping gender and age on the perception of their driving speed. There were two approaches used for selecting participants. A Qualtrics survey was used to study fifty-nine participants who were recruited from Social Psychology Laboratory course at Nevada State College and others (N = 25) recruited from the online social network Facebook. The procedure involved presenting participants with a written description of the driver in a two (age of the target: middle-age vs. old) by two (gender of the target: woman vs. man) between-subjects experiment. Afterwards, the participants watched a ten-second video clip and ...

Derogatory Terms Used as Tools for Maintaining the Privileged Status of Young White Males

In the United States of America, young white males from the middle class occupy a privileged status and therefore enjoy many benefits, such as being able to attain their goals without facing social pressures and barriers. While this group is occupies a position of power, people who fall short of any of the characteristics which would allow them to enter it, are discriminated from one or more points of view. Race, class, ability, gender, age, sexuality and ethnicity are some of the demographic features which are considered when establishing the power relation in the society. Groups which occupy a ...

INTRODUCTION

Nowadays a key success to an effective management of any organization is flexibility and creativity of the workforce, therefore hiring potentially brilliant candidates is an important step in human resources management. Taking into consideration a contemporary vector of human development, which is certainly globalization, people are more and more facing the challenges and benefits of diversity at the workplace. Generally speaking, diversity comes from different national roots, social and economic backgrounds, as well as individual views and lifestyles. More companies came to understanding a vitality of diversity through an increased productivity of their organizations, which practically proved that not ...

Diversity is everywhere. Most often than not, countries like the United States and Canada are considered a melting pot of various cultures. Due to these countries’ widely popular immigration programs, more and more people from different parts of the globe explore opportunities in these countries. This results in a multi-cultural community that is often subject to stereotyping. Stereotypes results from classifying groups of people into categories involving race, gender, and origin amongst other factors (Nittle, 2016). It is the oversimplification of these characteristics to try and describe or create a notion or generalization about these groups. Usually, stereotyping leads ...

Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film and one of Walt Disney' s original classics. It is based on the play Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J.M. Barrie. One of Walt Disney’s greatest financial successes, the film has often been criticized due to its unfavorable depiction of Native Americans. The film and the play upon which it is based, reflect American Societal norms at the time. The film has a lot to say about the psychology of the American male and female gender roles during the first half of the ...

Women in Video Game

Video games are the games that are played against a computer. History of video games may go back to the year 1940, when a computer game, “Nim” was designed by Edward Condon. The game had the ability to be played by one player (Kondrat 171). In the recent times, video games have covered a huge market. It has been reported that about $16.6 billion were spent on video games in the U.S. in the year 2012, and the worldwide video game market was at about $67 billion (Fox, and Wai Yen Tan 314). The representation of men and women ...

Society has always been divided along racial, gender, class, religious, sexual identity and various other lines. The divisions among society more often than not give rise to negative reactions and stereotypes towards the members of society belonging to groups that are perceived as inferior and not of equal status for one reason or the other. Discrimination and stereotyping affect those it is directed to and deny them the various opportunities to be productive and successful members of society. Therefore, this paper aims to show that the only way to stop discrimination is to experience what the discriminated group goes ...

Sadness is a construct, and as such cannot exist alone; without happiness there is no sadness and vice versa. They are the yin and yang that propels human beings through life, with happiness being the goal, and sadness being the benchmark by which human beings can assess the progress toward their goals. Ancient Philosopher, Aristotle, who studied under Plato, student of Socrates, touts “happiness” as our raison d’être. He is supported by philosophers who taught after he did, by the United States Declaration of Independence which purports the pursuit of Happiness, and by the fleeting American Dream, which ...

The simple answer is, yes we stereotype gang members, gangs or gang activity. It is not only about gangs, we stereotype people (mostly at subconscious level). Gang stereotypes stand out as they are generally perceived as violent groups of people. They thrive in stereotyping themselves as it gives them their identity. It is not really a matter of stereotyping, it is about calling a spade a spade. When an average citizen thinks about gang members they might imagine a violent young man. I understand and agree with Week 1 Lectures; it is not just the youth but people from ...

"Sorta Mom" is a commercial advertising insurance services of Esurance company. It was released during the Super Bowl championship season in 2015 on several social media platforms, including YouTube video-sharing platform. It can be found by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIey1MTsS9w . There has been much discussion about this commercial as it touches upon the issue of gender and stereotyping on the basis of gender. It portrays a careless and even reckless woman who stops by a school to pick up a child (see figure 1). However, she does not even care that this is not her child, stating that, "I ...

For many years, gender and sex have been mistakenly substituted due to a common perception that they relate to one thing, something which is not true. Gender and sex are very distinct and cannot be used interchangeably to mean one thing. Sex is basically the biological makeup of living things and groups them as either male or female. On the other hand, gender refers to socially contracted behaviors. These behaviors can emanate from parental influence, education, personal experience as well as childhood upbringing which play a crucial role in gender classification. In their work to explore the narrative of ...

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When I was moving from Saudi Arabia to the United States, I was full of expectations and excitement, as I have learnt the American culture and I was glad to experience it in person. While I am happy to be here and continue to encounter with the American culture, however, the reaction of certain people and social situations I have experienced made me concerned about the state of social development in the U.S. I realized that in spite of being frustrated and discouraged to seek social contact, I will have to implement different patterns of behavior and manifest new ...

Summary of Thinking, fast, and slow by Daniel Kahneman

George Mason University Summary of Thinking, fast, and slow by Daniel Kahneman Introduction The author, Daniel Kahneman, hopes that the readers would benefit from the reading of his book, which is about biases of intuition. According to the author, it can be a tough choice between what we believe and what we want. Friends and colleagues help us in making and evaluating choices. The thinking process is one conscious thought leading to another. The mental work creates impressions and intuitions silently in our minds. We allow our beliefs, feelings and preferences to feel confident about our decision, even if ...

The article ‘Gay men deserve three dimensional role models, not TV’s stereotypes’ (McMillan) highlights the role of media in depicting gays in the society. The author notes that how the media portrays gay men in the society affects the perception the general populace has towards them. Characterization of gay persons in television programs can lead to positive or negative stereotyping of their personality. McMillan notes that characterizing gays in a one dimensional way does not give a reflection of their true personality. The exposure of positive stereotypes affects the self-esteem of gay people (McMillan). This article was published ...

Question 1

I would recommend to my friend to not start coaching from the beginning. Coaching helps people achieve a goal in the workplace by finding and implementing their own solutions. When the coach works with the coached, the intercultural perspective while communicating has to be considered. This involves not only the environment and background of the coached but also the industry and corporate culture. The way a managing team is addresses in the UK may be different from the way it is done in the U.S. or when compared to the fashion industry and international bank. For a foreign national, ...

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Introduction The novel, ‘City of Thieves’ by David Benioff, presents an opportunity to analyze the concept of masculinity under the circumstances of war. What is significant in this literary work is that manliness emerges under extreme adversity, which is often considered as the very test of being a man. Although Benioff’s ‘City of Thieves’ is fictional, the circumstances are realistic and is based on a historical incident that happened around six decades ago in Leningrad, which is the present day St. Petersburg in Russia. Becoming a man is one of the most confusing rhetoric there is. ...

Asian Americans are those individuals with an Asian origin or appearance and reside in the Americas. They are often immigrants who obtain US citizenship by either birth or descent. By 2008, the Asian Americans accounted for 5% of the total population in the US. The American perception and treatment of immigrant races have historically been characterized by massive instances of racial discrimination. The immigrants have been subjected to reduced privileges compared to the people of Native American origin. This paper seeks to examine the case for Asian Americans in regard to how they have been viewed and treated in ...

The introduction of the reality show genre, it was meant to present the real people during dating, survival skills, and succeeding in the music business. However, in the modern day, the genre has presented some falsity and extravagance that is far from the relatable realism of the program. Feminism is one of the key aspects portrayed in reality shows such as Real Housewives of Atlanta, Bad Girls Club, among many others. These reality shows portray the African American women using certain characteristics that would be considered as stereotypes. The collection of evidence from reality shows. The project that deals ...

The term representation is used to refer to the construction of meaning through various symbols and images (Sisler, 2008). Cultures, races, and religions are represented in different forms of media around the world, but in most scenarios these representations are filled with stereotypes making western cultural ideologies and beliefs as better or ideal compared to other forms of cultural ideologies. The portrayal of Arab- Muslim Americans or Muslims in general, within the media of the United States focuses on the idea of agenda setting and the dominant ideology which frames the perceptions of mainstream America (Gerhauser, 2014). The United ...

Modern ethnic processes tend to establish equal opportunities for inter-ethnic relations in the workplace and the destruction of disparate forms of communications. Modern integration processes and regional division of labor encourage both centripetal and centrifugal tendencies. The dominant ethnic group in the workplace practices usually discriminate different peripheral groups. The most important social factors that affect interethnic relations in the workplace imply social and ethnic stratification, the impact of social and structural changes, the ethnic factor of social mobility. Ideal in inter-ethnic relations in the workplace is a situation where ethnic groups have equal status contact. But this type ...

The media exists as a particularly invasive as well as informative source of stereotyping that in an attempt to remain objective allows the subjectivity of others to give way to over-generalized beliefs of other cultures. While many feel it necessary to blame the various media sources that feed the fires of stereotyping the media is meant only as the vessel and nothing else. This belief however has been altered throughout the years as the beliefs and practices of several cultures have been categorized and rudely stuffed into the stereotypes that society has forced upon them. A perfect example of ...

Introduction

Since its establishment, Disney was known to promote racism through racial messages embedded within their films for several years. Though many people assert that Disney followed the signs of the time, it was against the moral law to be insensitive to other cultures while promoting the interest of another race which was perceived as superior. Dumbo, for example, was a film laced with racists messages. Disney has embraced the word, Crow, to stereotype African Americans as cigar smokers, lazy as well as associated with criminal activities. Peter Pan film also emphasized the notion of racial discrimination against other cultures. ...

Introduction

There can be no denial of the fact that in the age of technological boom and globalization, the domain of media and the Internet have come to majorly influence the domain of communication. Indeed, a sea of change has come about in the mode of communication as it is mostly dependent on technology in the present era of ICTs. (Rothkegel & Ruda 2012) But, apart from the predominance of technology mediated communication among people of the world and dissemination of information all over, the world of media and the Internet has come to revolutionize the domain of inter-cultural communication in ...

Beyond doubt, D.W. Griffith is one of the stalwarts in the domain of cinema who has left an immortal mark in the minds of the film critics and the audience with his seminal works of art that have been deemed to be among the best the medium of art has ever seen. The primary importance of Griffith’s cinematic works lies in the use of innovative filmic techniques that went on to define the language of cinema in the future years. A close scrutiny of the films like The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916) would enable ...

Communication

Arabs and Arab- Americans for a long time now have faced stereotyping in Western films as a result of the negative way in which their cultures socialization and beliefs are depicted. This uncouth prejudice of Arabs has been as a result of being affiliated to terrorist and criminal acts. Stereotyping involves having false thoughts and ideas about certain people concerning their way of life, values and virtues. This misrepresentation of Arabs and Arab- Americans in films has led to a lot of negativity in the society surrounding these groups of people. As a result of the characteristics of Arabs ...

A prolific writer and researcher, the publications and theories proposed by Kay Deaux have impacted the field of sociology since the 1970s. While Deaux has not published a biography, she did give a fairly extensive interview to Anne Rutherford discussing her life in relation to her body of work (Deaux, 2010). By coordinating her biographical background with her research, it is possible to draw broad conclusions concerning the evolution of her interests and the influences of her life experiences. Kay Beaux was born in Warren, Ohio in 1941 and grew up in a Cleveland neighborhood that she describes as “ ...

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The following discussion will examine aspects of learning and motivation.

Positive and Negative Reinforcement The reinforcing contingencies of positive and negative reinforcement provides the motivation for employees to repeat certain desireable behaviors. (Hitt, Colella and Miller, 2014) Positive reinforcement is the external stimulus from people or organizations which moves a person to do something willingly because he feels pleasure or is expecting to gain from his action. When we recognize that there is a cause and effect pattern that is consistently bringing us good feelings or benefits, then we normally respond positively to the action and even encourage its recurrence. Common examples abound in all stages ...

America is known as the melting pot of the world, a place where people from any part of the world who wishes to get equal opportunities in life go to. In a land where peole are recognized for what they can do, people have flocked and continue to migrate to America to get a taste of freedom to do whatever one wants and be successful in whichever way one wants to be. Truly, these promises of the United States had people dreaming of getting there someday and see what the most progressive country in the world has to offer. ...

For a long time, women and the minority in the society have not been able to climb the ladder towards top positions in organizations. People consider women as a weaker sex that cannot perform complex tasks associated with top management. Therefore, there has been a barrier hindering women from achieving their goals. Glass ceiling is described as the invisible and unstoppable barrier that denies women and minority in the society from going higher in their achievements (Kulich, 2015). The name originated from women conference in 1979 at a press club. Since then, the term has continued to be used ...

Abstract

The essay looks at the social problem of racism in society. Racial and ethnic minorities are seen a poorer quality of health care as compared to the White non-minorities. Although the sources of these disparities are complex, they are rooted in historic inequities. Racism in health care industry involves many participants and at different levels, such as the healthcare systems, healthcare professionals, and the patients. Stereotyping, biases and uncertainty contribute to disparities in the treatments provided. Minorities experience a range of barriers when accessing health care. The purpose of the essay is to study the social problem and what ...

English - The research paper

Even after decades, racial tensions and discriminations have not been erased completely. Racial injustices to African-Americans continue to pervade even today and compel President Obama to speak on the issue. With more than a third of the US population belonging to ethnic minority groups, it would be a mistake to ignore issues related to racism. Can racism spread its roots in the health care industry and if it has, is racism is a significant barrier to accessing healthcare? Those are tough questions and need some studies. The essay explores the disparities in health care systems experienced by the racial ...

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Social attitudes have a considerable impact on how people behave towards gender. During the growing up years of children, their attitude towards gender are shaped largely by how parents relate to them. By mere assigning household chores, young boys and girls learn to associate the meaning of their gender with their roles. It was through the modelling and encouragement of parents and other members of the family that young people learn to act according to their gender. Accordingly, the stereotypical attitude towards gender have a detrimental effect in the development of both girls and boys. Girls tend to abide ...

Alignment of the single-sex admission policy of Virginia Military Institution (VMI) aligns with the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was the issue raised in United States v. Virginia. VMI has been an all-male institution since its inception in 1839. In deciding that the single-sex admission policy of VMI violated the equal protection clause, the majority opinion relied on ‘intermediate scrutiny’ test applied in the prior case of Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan. In the Hogan case, the Court employed the ‘intermediate scrutiny’ test, but applied this in terms of the ‘exceedingly persuasive justification’ standard. The standard ...

Why is this topic significant:

The number of foreign students going to America to pursue their studies keep increasing every year. Knowledge and information about these issues will help them prepare for what to expect.

The cases of injustice among members of ethnic minority groups appear to be escalating despite wide media attention.

Racial stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice are serious problems that have major effects on the education and life of foreign students in America. The most recent case of Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year old Muslim student who was arrested for bringing to school a digital clock he made using a pencil case, which the teacher misconstrued as a hoax bomb, represents the situation that members of ethnic minority groups studying in ...

The use of advertisements by companies helps in communicating a certain message about their product. The advert has to be spot on if it seeks to capture the attention of a person. Hence, most adverts feature attractive messages, images, slogans or promotions ideal for the particular product. The fashion and beauty industry focuses on using young, slender and beautiful models to conveying their message. However, it might not please the multitude that does not fit the displayed model, and it brings out the issue of stereotypes in women. Unilever saw the loophole in such imagery and thought of a ...

Racial profiling is still rife in the great United States of America despite decades of campaigns to eradicate profiling of individuals based on their skin color, their religion, and place of origin. Cases of racial profiling have been reported in airports, bus and train terminus among other places in the United States (Onwudiwe 6). Schools are not left behind in reporting the numbers of racial profiling incidences. One of the most prominent cases of school racial profiling is the story of Ahmed Mohammed, a story that caused a storm in the United States and around the globe. In its ...

“The Breakfast Club” is a movie directed by John Hughes. It is a film that was produced in the year 1985, featuring five teenagers. The film is set to portray certain themes, in particular on the issues that concern the youth. The video shows the various challenges that most teenagers go through, where they face the challenge of being understood by the society, their families, as well as themselves. The movie presents the theme of perpetual skirmish of most American teenagers to be followed. The teens face the challenge of societal rejection, as well as being misunderstood. This problem ...

The major theme that runs through Frantz Fanon’s paper, Black Skin, White Masks, is the racial profiling and stereotyping of black people. Fanon exposes societal definition of black people not only in relation to their complexion but also as opposed to white men. The author laments that such stereotyping has entrenched inferiority complex among the blacks. To this end, black people are not viewed as distinct individuals but as descendants of formerly enslaved ancestors. As a result, they are haunted by a heritage of slavery. Gabor S. Boritt and Scott Hancock portray the identity conflict within the self ...

Part B

The tests are designed to assess progression through the levels, and at any one level the prior language knowledge and attainment required is that defined in the assessment units in the ESL level below measure at the comprehension or higher levels of Bloom’s (Bloom, et al) Taxonomy.

The tests are designed for learners who are aged 18 and over, whose first language is not English. It is expected that the learners’ educational and employment backgrounds will be diverse, as well as their aspirations, literacy levels and language learning skills. This diversity is reflected in a range of material ...

Question 3

The society has certain expectations of an individual. The essence of labeling is the way people look at individual actions. In this case at a negative angle. If one does not conform to the cultural norms of the society one is labeled a negative name, for example, "a thief", a "cheat" or "a loser". The concept of stereotyping and self-fulfilling prophecy brings out the labeling theory. The deviance depicted, however, is seen has non-inherent rather it is the majority normalcy in labeling minorities deviant from the social norms (Fennell, Dana, and Ana 305). I witnessed a friend labeled a ...

Overweight children and adults have to face several challenges in their daily lives as their physical appearance is not accepted by the society and their peers. They tend to be ridiculed and embarrassed through the negative stereotypes. The negative stereotypes developed through fat shaming, weight bias and a healthy body promoting society have several negative effects on obese people. These effects are witnessed in different social settings and daily life experiences of obese individuals. The obesity stereotypes are a mere reflection of the society and its epidemical thinking towards obesity, but the negative impact of these stereotypes is witnessed ...

Over the years, there has been a controversy of racial status, and racial criminal involvement. Racism has been a huge factor that related to inequality, and victimization. The country has continued to be unbiased when crimes occur, and as to what race was involved in the crimes. The stereotyping of the racial class has been an issue for many decades. The intensity of race issues in the country has been on the rise due to media coverage of racial crimes. The judgment of society is solely based on the media and how it portrays the new coverage. The racial ...

Discrimination can be referred to the treatment taken toward or against a person that is taken into consideration based on the class or category. Gender discrimination refers to the attitude in relation to the gender of a person. It is an awful action against a person that would not have happened had the person been of another gender. There have been clear roles defined for both the men and women in the society, since the beginning of time. Females are more inclined towards the domestic work due to their reproductive abilities, whereas, men tend to be the protectors of ...

In her research, Janet Shibley Hyde argues that women and men have significantly more similarities than differences, despite the common belief in the opposite. This issue has been gaining more interest lately because of the growing attention to gender inequality issues and the increasing popularity of the women’s empowerment movement. Indeed, men and women has been divided by stereotypes strengthened by numerous pseudoscientific books for a very long time, and the main concern the scientific community has is about the effects of such stereotypes on women’s and men’s well-being and success in life that can be ...

Abstract

Cultural awareness as described by different scholars has developed to be a major issue in the society. This paper therefore aims to shed more light on the topic and detail its relation to the people. The essay discusses the levels of cultural competence along the cultural proficiency continuum including; destructiveness, incapacity, blindness, competence and the proficiency levels. The paper also goes ahead to talk of one stronger area of cultural proficiency which is race. Additionally, while proceeding with the paper, major information is given with regards to the level of cultural proficiency in the society. To balance the coin, ...