MHR 600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ontario Student Assistance Program, Social Stratification, Child Poverty
6 Dec 2016
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We often use stereotypes when describing people or groups. Stereotypes are seen as mental cookie cutters that assign a limited number of characteristics to all members of a group. We ignore the individual characteristic members of a group or the situation. Media play a role in creating stereotypes. Each person"s view is shaped by their own history and values, beliefs, and life experiences. Answers depend on how the passerby socially constructs the situation. Stereotype: a label that may have some basis in fact, but that has been grossly overgeneralized and applied to a particular segment of the population or situation. Seem harmless, but children can begin to believe that every woman should be like. Cinderella and every man should be like john smith. These images help to relate with our own beliefs, values, and experiences. Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination grow from the unequal distribution of power.
