Today in class we talked about how we all perceive segregation in our school. We often see this segregation based on different characteristics like race, academic status, and language. We also touched on the stereotypes that people have based on the clothing that they wear and ended the class talking about assistance given to individuals by the government. Many interesting ideas came up today in class. Some of them being, where do we get these stereotypes based on what people wear? Why is our school so diverse yet we sometimes feel there we are not interacting with each other? Where do we get this stereotype of people on Welfare? And lastly, do we feel like welfare actually helps the people who are on it?
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Marionette
6/6/2013 12:43:48 pm
It is quite funny that we do not like when we are stereotyped; however, we continue to stereotype others. I believe that we subconsciously judge people sometimes since we may have been instilled by these stereotypes from television, advertisements, and even our own families. Stereotyping is another form of prejudging someone. Let us attempt to change how we think. It may and may not be possible.
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Rachel
6/7/2013 03:49:43 am
The idea of comfort zones, which has come up in many of our topics, impacts how we act and who we interact with in school. Coming to this school as a transfer, I noticed many people who had been friends through their freshman year and have stayed in the same group of friends until their last year of high school. People tend to stay within their comfort zone, which may lead to separation of groups and people. Having classes with the same people (AP, honors) can also lead to groups forming because students tend to stay with the people that they know or know of. These groups may form without the students thinking so or noticing. By forming these groups, we may subconsciously judge or stereotype those who are not a part of the "group" we are in. Again, we may not notice that we do so, but if we start thinking about these things more critically, we can become more aware of our thoughts and actions.
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Mandee
6/8/2013 07:16:19 am
I can best describe our pre-conceived notions of different races & ethnicity's as products of media representation and consistent exposure to certain groups. As we become more exposed to a particular class of an ethnicity, we subconsciously trend what is associated with these people. As many have this pre-conceived notion that Hispanic girls dress in extremely fitted, extremely tight clothing with jordans/nikes, & hoop earrings, how is it that we associate Hispanic women of class with that of a more expensive 'american' taste? We don't associate Jennifer Lopez with the "typical" Hispanic wardrobe because of the social class that she is in. As the media portrays and as WE portray African Americans to be criminals, loud, and obnoxious...I'm pretty sure that those who do not associate with these terms begin to look down upon their own race- just as we do. Its all about portrayal and constant exposure. If we were to be exposed to a group of people that suits to our liking, then our pre conceived notions would ultimately shift.
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John
6/8/2013 10:24:50 am
Stereotypes- its all around us. We hear it everywhere we go and its offensive to people because in a way we are oppressing people by saying them. People stereotype against each other based on their race, or if they receive government assistance. Welfare for example I believe is a program that is being exploited by the people who use it. Supposedly these programs are there to help people but I feel it leaves them in this poverty cycle that continues to go around and around. Clothing is another thing, people stress out so much because of the clothing they have on their backs, but that won't matter 20 years from now, but what truly matter is what you learned in school and how you took advantage of it. People worry about clothing maybe because they want to feel accepted into a certain group of people and not seen as an outsider.
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Gene
6/16/2013 07:36:38 am
Stereotypes have been and presently are all around us. Due to this, it may seem impossible to even escape them. But as Marionette said, we need to change the way we think. Stereotypes are one action taken out of proportion that inherently and unfairly characterizes and affects an entrie group or race of people. As this occurs, it becomes difficult to stray away from such thinking because we ARE SURROUNDED by it, but it is our choice to believe it and live by it or not.
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