PPT-Stereotypes and their origins

By Tommy Reichert And Kenny Gendron Women are bad drivers One common stereotype that women have to face is that they are terrible drivers This stereotype originated from the time when women did not have equal rights as men Because of this it was always the Man of the household who would do the driving There for women did not have the . OUCH! . That Stereotype Hurts. Communicating . Respectfully . in a Diverse World. Diversity Day: The Office. GOALS FOR THIS SESSION. Explore . communication skills for promoting inclusion and respect in the . A stereotype is defined as a social perception of an individual in terms of membership or physical attributes. It is a . generalisation. that is made about a group and then attributed to members of that group. . Keith Maddox. Department of Psychology. Tufts University. University of Texas at Austin. November 3, . 2011. Overview. Definitions:. Social Psychology / Social Cognition . Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination. An over-simplified, generalized belief about all people who belong to a certain social group (e.g. Canadians are nice). When we stereotype a group of people, we depict all of the individuals within that group as having the same characteristics. What’s in a Word or Symbol?. Racism . is a negative behaviour based on an incorrect assumption that one race is inherently superior to others. . Discrimination . is unfair actions directed against people based on their race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, language or sexual orientation. . Stereotypes. . Categorizing a group of people. . False comments made about others. Usually negative. Are . generalizations. EXAMPLE: all young people who wear hoodies are thugs. What do you think of this?. OUCH! . That Stereotype Hurts. Communicating . Respectfully . in a Diverse World. Diversity Day: The Office. GOALS FOR THIS SESSION. Explore . communication skills for promoting inclusion and respect in the . AP Government & Politics. Barnett. Basis. Philosophical Origins. I. Introduction . A. Definition of Constitutional Government . 1. Basis for running of government. 2. Does not need to be written. • They are standardized: they exist in the minds of a large number of people. There cannot be a stereotype held by one person; it must be shared by many to be a stereotype.. • The stereotype has a “special meaning”: it usually carries with it enormous judgmental and emotional weight.. At the beginning of the new century, . reformers. 1. . addressed many of the problems that had contributed to the social upheavals of the late 1800s.. The Origins of Progressivism. Journalists and writers exposed the unsafe conditions that factory workers, including women and children, often faced.. ancestor, ancestry . heritage . d. escend from, descendants . P. hysicist, oceanographer and broadcaster. Politician, Labour MP. English international cricketer. Film director. TV P. resenter, businesswoman. WHAT IS A STEREOTYPE?. A fixed, commonly held notion or image of a person or group, based on an oversimplification of some observed or imagined trait of behavior or appearance.. EXPRESSION OF STEREOTYPE. Jason Rix. 10-18-11. COM 3100WI. Introduction. Television and the communication of Stereotypes. Where it was once the norm for messages to be communicated via one-on-one interaction between two people, modern technology – television in particular –changed the manner in which people receive their messages (Gerbner, 1998).. Describe the perfect man…. Describe the perfect woman…. People face many standards that can be difficult to achieve. In small groups, take a picture off the wall and describe the main person in the picture:.