onsdag 11. mars 2009

Stereotypes


National stereotyping is a big problem in the world. In a group of people, stereotypes can affect the way society views them, and maybe it will change the expectations we have for them. Especially the media can be very powerful to create or reinforce stereotypes.
Some minority groups in a society can be blacks, native people, gays and lesbians, and also woman can be undervalued in some societies. For Example some blacks are criminals, but not all blacks need to be a criminal. We think that all blacks is have the same personality, and if one is criminal all need to be it. But that’s not true! We don`t give blacks and other kind of people that are a little different the same rights as us. This could leads to racism and maybe makes people do criminal things. But it also can be positive; we hear that British people have good humour, that francs are good at coking and that Norway is good at skiing. So Stereotypes can be a positive or negative thing!

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