Discuss The Different Ways In Which Our Society Reinforces Stereotypes. Give Reasons As To Why You Think Its NecessaryTo Categorizes People.

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03 October 2002

Candace Clarke

Discuss The Different Ways In Which Our Society

Reinforces Stereotypes.

Give Reasons As To Why You Think Its Necessary

To Categorizes People.

        A stereotype can be classed as a generalization of people, classifying people into a certain group, placing judgment on people based first impressions and in many different forms. This essay will discuss the way in which our society reinforces stereotypes, and why it seems necessary to categorize people.

Society seems to stereotype people and place judgment on them in different ways.

They generalize people by there jobs, the way they dress, they way they speak even down to the names they are given and in many other ways.

For example, if we were told of someone with the name of Bob, we would never see them as a person that worked in the Houses of Parliament or an environment of that sort, where standards are set very high. Its more likely that we place them under a category of men who worked as builders, that spent a large majority of their time in the local pub, then would go home and watch television all night and are often seen with a can of something in there hands. The same way that if we looked at the name Betty, it would be almost certain that many would think of a old white woman, looking frail, possibly with a walking stick and who’s sentences start with the phrase “In may days”.

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Society has reinforced this stereotype in that on television programs, most builders have names such as Bob, Jack, Stan etc. (usually very short names) and old women seem to have the name of Betty, Peggy, Nora, etc. Television seems to add and build or stereotypical views of names by giving characters typical names that fit the image of the character. When we hear the name we automatically make assumptions of how we imagine the person to be.

Looking at card designers and how they have stereotyped cards. There are certain cards that you would not buy people of ...

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