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Reproducing Stereotypes, 2002.
Discusses representations of women in the Canadian mass media, focusing on stereotyping.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 89.95
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In spite of the advancement of the Feminist movement, the mass media in North America can seem very slow to show any confirmed gender equality. As this paper reveals in different examples, women are rarely the center of media presentations and when they are, they tend to be stereotyped. Far more often, women appear as 'objects' in relation to what are male stories or themes, in media materials that are clearly meant for male audiences. The subjects that are discussed in this paper point to the very important intersection of issues of feminism and those of race and culture.
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Stereotypes and Racism, 2006.
A paper surveying stereotypes and their effects on society.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the issue of stereotypes. It describes stereotypes as the exaggeration or over-generalization of certain trends. The paper explains that both the holder of the stereotype and the subject of the stereotype may be hurt by the stereotype. The author mentions that the use of stereotypes may hinder people from gaining actual knowledge about other societies. For example, the author describes the issues of personal distance in conversations in different communities, explaining that different societies have different rules regarding personal space and touching during regular communication.
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"Stereotypes are limited views of a group or type of people that is based on information that is not correct because it is oversimplified, incomplete, or distorted. No one is immune to the effects of stereotypes, and every person will inevitably experience the holding and receiving end of this harmful social phenomenon. Stereotypes may be based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical appearance, level of education, socioeconomic class, and many other factors. Stereotypes are a major contributing factor to the judgments each person will make about another person or group of people. In order to make the most accurate judgments in every situation, the presence of stereotypes must be addressed, discussed, and dispelled."
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Stereotypes, 2005.
This paper discusses the power of stereotypes.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper explains that stereotypes exist in all cultural systems. The author points out that they impact people's perceptions of gender identity, gender roles and many social practices. The paper relates that, although the negative effects of stereotypes are well-known, it is clear that stereotypes continue to exit, be reproduced and exert pervasive influence on human mind and actions.
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"Stereotypes exist in all cultural systems and they have impact on people's perceptions on gender identity and gender roles as well as on many social practices. Although the negative effects of stereotypes are well-known today, it is clear that stereotypes continue to exit, be reproduced and exert pervasive influence on human mind and actions. Gender stereotypes are "common, culture-wide beliefs about how men and women differ in personal qualities and characteristics" (Denis and Kunkel, 2004, p.156). Stereotypical male personality traits include being "objective, competitive, logical, independent, aggressive, responsible, rational, and ambitious.""
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Gender Stereotypes in Children's Books, 2005.
A discussion of the gender stereotypes often found in children's books and whether these stereotypes influence a child's perception of gender.
4,275 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 151.95
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This paper raises the question of whether there is a relationship between gender stereotypes in children's books and a child's perception of gender. The analysis is based on a qualitative review of research articles.
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"This study sought to determine the existence of the relationship between gender stereotypes in children's books and children's perceptions of gender. The exploration of this topic involved a qualitative review of research articles that addressed this topic from multiple perspectives. Several research studies that focused on measuring the gender representations in children's books were based on the premise that the presence of gender stereotypes in books automatically translates into children's gender stereotypical perceptions. However, the remaining research studies suggested that children's gender perceptions played a stronger role in shaping..."
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Stereotypes: American Progress in the Past Fifty Years, 2001.
This paper examines the progress against stereotypes in America.
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 38.95
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This paper explores the diffusing of stereotypes in America through exposure and a greater societal understanding. The paper focuses on stereotypes directed at the African-American community and how they have lessened and changed greatly in the last fifty years.
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"In the past fifty years we have seen a great change in how stereotypes have presented in the U.S.. In perceiving such racial issues in the black community and elsewhere we find that improvements are being made from the nineteen fifties until the present. With advent of the civil rights movement of the Sixties black stereotypes, for example, have been improving. By analyzing different mediums of stereotyping through the media, films, music and in society there have been tremendous breakthroughs in breaking down barriers."
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Gender Stereotypes and Body Image, 2004.
A discussion on stereotypes for body types as presented in advertising in Western cultures.
1,248 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines how the media?s influence in Western culture is pervasive and how, through magazines, television, and print ads such as billboards, advertisers have consistently adopted gender stereotypes in terms of body image and use these stereotypes to sell their products. It looks at how the stereotypical womanly ideal is slender to the point of looking unhealthy and how men are consistently presented with an overly muscular, perfectly lean physique. It considers the effects of such unrealistic stereotypical ideals and looks at the effects of the female stereotype on men and of the male stereotype on women.
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"The presentation of the ideal female stereotype also has effects in terms of eating disorders that are seen in parts of the world where this ideal predominates. Since the ideal presented is so far from normal, and can rarely be attained by healthy means, anorexia nervosa and bulimia rates have risen. The only way most women can approach this stereotype of is through starvation or disordered eating. Research (Botta et al., 2003) has shown that rates of eating disorders may be predicted based upon the magazine reading habits of the women studied. If subjects were repeatedly exposed to images of unrealistically thin models, prevalence of anorexia and bulimia was greater. ?Overall, magazine reading and processing accounted for?28.0% of variance for girls? anorexic behaviors?27.5% for girls? bulimic beahaviors?23.4% for girls? body satisfaction?[and] 41.6% for girls? drive to be thin.? (Botta, 2003). Ironically, men do not see thinness as the same prerequisite for attractiveness in women that women themselves do."
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Stereotypes of Southern Slavery, 2005.
Examines stereotypes towards slaves in early America and how slavery resistance went against these stereotypical images.
1,788 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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In allowing slavery in America's south, the government also explained the grounds for it. The slaveholding government's reasoning behind the different laws were all based on the supposed biological inferiority of slaves. This paper shows, however, that blacks were in no way biologically inferior. They, like most people throughout time, were a product of their environment, an environment founded on ignorance and fear that kept power in the hands of slaveholders. It was these adverse conditions that led to both slaves' resistance and their slaveholders' biases. The paper examines how these stereotypes can be reasoned through slave resistance of the slave regime as an attempt to survive.
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"With an insufficient diet it was either go hungry or steal. Those two being the only choices, it was a very easy decision. The slaves saw stealing from a master as taking and that was not morally wrong because it became an important way fill empty stomachs. It was out of this necessity that slave culture formed into one in which "the artistry of deception became a source of personal satisfaction as well as a status among ones peers". The idea of cheating a white person, whether it was in revenge or to get food for your family, was not seen as wrong. However, thievery and deception were not taken lightly; this was a situation where "to be accused was to be convicted"."
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Stereotypes and Prejudice, 2007.
A discussion on stereotypes and how they are formed, and whether these prejudices can be controlled.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper describes how stereotypes and prejudice most often occur against groups and/or members of groups that are perceived to be different from other groups. The paper explores various factors, visible and less visible, that contribute, most typically, to prejudices and stereotypes among some groups. The paper examines stereotypes based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, disability, and various other factors.
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"Recent psychology and management research suggests, moreover, that while diverse skills and abilities may in fact enhance group or team performance, demographic diversity (e.g., differences among team or group members in language; cultural; referential; or social background) may in fact detract from it (Knight, Pearce, Smith, Olian , Sims , Smith & Flood, 1999; Jackson, 2003; Hamilton, Nickerson, Jackson, & Owan, May 2004). As this research implies, then, people in work situations feel more comfortable and may also be more productive and gel better as a team when working with others they perceive to be more like themselves."
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European Stereotypes, 2001.
This paper looks at the past and present European stereotypes.
1,980 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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The writer of this paper uses stereotypes of the past and present European sub-culture to explain some of the myths surrounding certain nations. The paper explains that some of these stereotypes are self inflicted, leading to these myths; while other stereotypes come about due to the historical myths themselves
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"All national or ethnic groups define themselves, at least in part, through their boundaries, that is, by reference to those outside the group. Because the definition ordinarily glorifies the in-group, some unfavorable comparison of outsiders occurs. To illustrate, consider a common "trope," or rhetorical figure, used by Romans to refer to the western Mediterranean islanders whom they recruited as military auxiliaries: "Farting like a Balearic slinger." I choose this remote example because many of my maternal ancestors came from the island of Minorca; later I shall be obliged to cite far more derogatory stereotypes about others, ancestors. "
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Stereotypes and Generalizations, 2007.
This paper describes four common, yet unfair, stereotypes in today's society.
739 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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The paper explains that stereotyping is an attempt to claim that each individual in a certain group shares a set of common qualities. The paper shows the impossibility of this, since no two individuals are alike. The paper looks at stereotypes of politicians and discusses the belief that tattoos are related to gangs, drug heads and motorcycle groups. The paper examines stereotypes of feminists and of the elderly community. The paper shows just how cruel judgments are when they are made about groups of individuals that people know little about.
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"Beliefs and values play a large role in society today, and eventually they will evolve over time. There are many different expressions of beliefs and values directly associated with stereotypes. Euphemism and dysphemism are rhetorical terms that are widely used in conjunction with stereotypes. Stereotyping is a natural function of the human and social mind. Essentially, the natural functions of stereotypes are actual sketches of how a group of people is perceived and how they perceive themselves. The stereotypes within this paper are normally viewed as erroneous. These are attempts to claim that each individual in a certain group shares a set of common qualities. No two individuals are alike, so this would be logically impossible."
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Stereotypes, 2006.
A discussion on stereotypes in "The Emperor Jones" by Eugene O'Neill.
1,072 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper takes specific characters from O' Neill's works, written in 1922, and discusses why and how they fit stereotypes befitting the era. It focuses mainly on racism and class distinction. It also explores stereotypical characters in "The Hairy Ape" by O'Neill. In conclusion it discusses the problems that arouse from stereotypes within society.
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"The character of Smithers is also stereotypical. The stereotype of the "low-life" survives even today. The poor (lately they are drug-dealers) are seen as low-class, uneducated, and cowardly, not really bright but conniving, malicious, two-faced liars. The police refer to them as "dirt bags" and "scum buckets." Always male, a low-life often is suspected to be a borderline criminal. Like Smithers, he may or may not have been in prison. Often he's very racist in his beliefs because, like Pa in Huckleberry Finn, it gives him somebody to look down on. For example, when Smithers finds out the King is in trouble, he's glad and says, "Serve 'im right! Puttin' on airs, the stinkin' nigger" (p. 268). The stereotype of the ignorant, poor white, envious of black success, exists among blacks as well, who label the whole group "white trash.""
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Gender-Based Stereotypes in ?Snow White?, 2003.
An analysis of gender-based stereotypes in this story and what they mean for parents today.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper identifies the elements in the story, ?Snow White,? that present gender stereotypes describing the role behaviors and attitudes attributed to the female characters. An examination of what these stereotypes suggest males and females should aspire to is followed by an assessment of the role behaviors and attitudes that are attributed to the characters that tend to make them ?bad? or ?good.? A discussion of good and bad male characters, what factors differentiate them, and what this suggests about expectations for mothers and fathers is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"By sharp contrast, the humble Huntsman is shown to be both compassionate and brave by sparing Snow White?s life at the risk of his own, and by killing a wild boar in her place. Other stereotypes include the relegation of Snow White to a purely domestic role by dwarves, who ? while not quite homo sapiens, are still haughty males who view females as housekeepers and little more, even if she is the ?fairest in the land?: "If you will take care of our house, cook for us, and make the beds, wash, mend, and knit, and keep everything neat and clean, then you may stay with us altogether and you shall want for nothing.? "
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Stereotypes, 2004.
Examines the media's role in perpetuating racial and gender stereotypes.
1,092 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper focuses on the prevalence of racial and gender stereotypes in television. Through these examples, this paper argues that these stereotypes serve to maintain the interests of the status quo by suppressing the interests and needs of marginalized groups such as racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians.
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"Television is a prime example of a medium?s capacity to present a skewed stereotypes regarding race. In a study of the top-rated shows on network television, Hellmich (2001) found that most of the leading roles on prime-time programs are filled by white actors. Even urban-based programs like Friends have no black leads, even though the show takes place in the ethnically diverse setting of New York City."
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Anti-Arab Stereotypes, 2005.
Describes some of the reasons for anti-Arab stereotypes.
2,374 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper argues that, while pro-Jewish sympathies, historical misunderstandings, and cultural bias have contributed to and continue to contribute to anti-Arab stereotypes, the real cause for the negative stereotypes lies in the Arab world's failure to address Western public opinion through a well-organized public relations campaign similar to the Jewish and Israeli campaigns.
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"The media play an important role in shaping the "worldview" of individuals. As stressed by the psychologist and rabbi Michael Lerner and the professor of Jewish history, David Biale, a "worldview" refers to the way that people see the whole world, define relationships and view other people. This media role is also emphasized by James M. Wall in "Media Bias," indicating that the media have enormous power to shape opinion, outlooks, beliefs, values and standards of judgment. Consequently, the importance of media honesty and objectivity cannot ever be emphasized sufficiently, as media bias and dishonest reporting leads to the creation of "worldviews" that are based on lies, not facts."
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Stereotypes, 2007.
A discussion regarding stereotypes, focusing on old age and homosexuality.
1,003 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the issue of stereotypes. The paper focuses on the aging and homosexual communities, to provide examples of stereotyping. According to the paper, not all older people have hearing problems, forget all the time, live in nursing homes, refrain from sex and have stopped learning. The paper further reports that gays are not "made" gay by the person who raises them nor are all gay men after nothing but sex.
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"This common misconception of older people as poor, frail, fearful, depressed, idle, unwanted and selfish does not agree with their self-perception. Lou Harris and Associates compared the public's expectations of the problems connected with aging to the responses of older people about their actual problems (Fugate and Lamdin). On all these commonly agreed upon ideas about aging, public expectations were dramatically more negative than by what older people said: 77 percent of older people do not fear crime; 79 percent consider themselves in good health; 85 percent have enough money; 88 percent are not lonely; 93 percent feel needed; and 94 percent keep busy. Nor, does the mind go quickly as one becomes older, with great forgetfulness, lack of learning ability and senility."
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