Work Effectively With Diversity SECTION 1: RECOGNISE AND VALUE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Assessment Strategy: Activities Activity 1 1. Explain stereotyping and the reasons why it is not good to let stereotypes affect your relationship with others. Stereotyping is holding the thought that the members of a particular group are all of the same character or thinking. For example: that all accountants are boring, all red heads are bad tempered, all skinny people are anorexic, all girls play with dolls, all boys play with cars, etc. Stereotyping makes assumptions about members of a particular group, solely because of their membership in that group. In my opinion, it isn’t good to let stereotypes affect my relationship with others because: …show more content…
Looking back now, if placed in that same situation, I would not react by confronting the person. I now realise that she probably wasn’t even aware of my feelings about growing up in South Africa and how a comment like that would affect me. She probably just said it because it is within her family/cultural upbringing to use terms like that in a joking way. I would now be more tolerant when faced with a situation like that and brush it aside. Stereotyping that women are bad drivers: On a regular occasion, when driving with males in a car, and there is somebody on the road making an error in driving, the comment always comes up that the driver must be a female. I know that it is said in jest, but it is a typical stereotyping comment which is made, which seems to be accepted by society. I don’t drive, so I don’t take offence to the comment, but I do stand up for other female drivers when the comment is made though, because I wouldn’t be surprised if other females, who do drive, do take offence to such a comment. Learning what I have now though, if a comment like that is said, then I won’t react to it. I will be tolerant towards the person saying it because they are obviously repeating something which is commonly said within society and said in jest. Even though the comment isn’t acceptable to me, I will learn to tolerate it. 3. What can you do to overcome these effects of stereotyping? 1. I should learn to be more tolerant and become more aware
Stereotyping and labelling means when people are judging others based on some common characteristics. For example: black people are less hygienic than white; women are less smart than men.
Stereotyping is when a judgement is made on a group of people because of the actions of a few. Stereotyping happens because of misinformation and other people’s opinions.
Stereotyping is a form of social categorization which affects the behavior of those who hold the stereotype and those who are labeled by a stereotype.
Stereotypes are unescapable. No matter what part of the world you are at or who you are talking to, everyone has some bias. Claude Steele say’s exactly this in his book “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do” when he states “ We could all take out a piece of paper, write down the major stereotypes of these identities, and show a high degree of agreement in what we wrote.” His piece addresses the effects of stereotypes, which result in what Steele calls “stereotype threat”. Stereotype threat is being aware that there is an expected behavior or response to a certain part of your identity and being afraid to carry out this expected behavior or response. The threat of proving this stereotype can cause you to lose
There are certain negative connotations that people use when identifying those who they consider to be different from the majority. Stereotyping is a means of assigning a set of characteristics to a group of people usually in an unflattering,
The use of stereotypes is a major way in which we simplify our social world; since they reduce the amount of processing, we have to do when we meet a new person.
Stereotyping, an unfairly belief that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same. (Merrriam-Webster dictionary) In this paper I will explore stereotyping, give examples including personal ones, how it affects individuals and their families, and how it affects the care they receive by the health care system.
In life, there is a common ground on which most every person can relate. At one time or another, we have all been promoters of or victims of the unremitting nature of stereotypes. According to the Webster’s dictionary, a stereotype is defined as “a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group.” Most stereotypes take on a negative form and are based on characteristics such as age, gender, race, status, and personal beliefs. Generally speaking, the greatest problem that arises with stereotypes is that they judge group of people by the characteristics and actions of their ancestors, rather than on an individual basis. More often than not, these assumptions will
In Interpersonal Communications, it is important to understand how stereotyping can affect close relationships. When an individual uses stereotyping in a negative way, this in return negatively affects the relationship. This can lead to major problems in the long run. In Sweet Home Alabama, it is easy to see that false stereotypes lead to judgments reflecting badly on relationships.
Stereotyping is a way of venting out negativity and developing understanding, which attempts to generalize the problem and simplifies reasoning. When we lack information on something, or we wish to feel superior
In this world there are many things people are guilty of, one of those guilt’s is stereotyping others , even if it wasn’t meant in a harmful are negative way we all have been a victim or the aggressor . This paper will discuses what stereotypes are, how they affect people and how stereotypes can affect society. However, the common factor in either situation is that no good comes from stereotyping others.
O’Toole (2008) extends this thought. He, on the other hand, confirms that stereotypes are responsible for creating judgements. Those judgements may be disserviceable because they can lead to misunderstandings and as an effect to conflicts. What is more, stereotypical perception of others is not always accurate.
Stereotypes are the generalized perceptions formed against certain category of people depending on their gender, race, nationality and religion among other factors. These formed opinions about a category of people based on the general perceptions which can either be as a result of one's personal experience with a particular group can be widely spread which can lead others who have not had the same experience to adopt the same belief.
“A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is.” said Nancy Kress, an American fiction writer. We treat people the way we do because of stereotypes, a stereotype is an overlooked opinion about people. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. Even when we don’t realize it, we are making assumptions about people as we walking down the street or passing in the hall. We wear a mask when we change our identity because it isn’t who we truly are. The way we treat people can be caused by negative stereotypes and the way people feel about their identity after they have been stereotyped.
Stereotypes are an area in everyday life that is often over looked, or people seemly do not want to recognize in society. Although some might suggest that being stereotyped has not affected nor impacted them in a negative light, others describe the opposite. Many people experience various negative impacts in their everyday life due to being stereotyped; some of these aspects include home and work life and relationships with others. Detailed below is research and studies on various stereotypes and their effects on people.