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Why People Stereotypically Discriminate against Others
Stereotypes can be defined as a generalised view or wanton preconception about attributes or characteristics that are or ought to be possessed by, or the roles that are or should be maintained by a certain group of people often categorizing them (ie: gender & race). Stereotypes can range from male to female stereotypes, racial stereotypes or even more niche stereotypes encompassing a different group of people, for example stereotyping office workers. Discrimination on the other hand defined by the United Nations as "any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference towards or against certain groups or individuals which has the purpose …show more content…
Yet, media has embedded this idea so deeply into the minds of its consumers that they do strongly believe this is how women should act, in turn leading to discrimination, telling women to behave, to be listen to orders, rebuking them when they do not adhere to the stereotypes that have been forced upon them.
It is in human nature to be upset when we do not get what we want, media as it is, as it has always been, paints the picture of perfection, of the pinnacle of human life. “Mass media portrayals as a major source of patterned social expectations about the social organization (i.e. norms, roles, ranking, sanctions) of specific groups in modern society” (Hasegawa 180). Media not only cements stereotypes of which people are pressured to act upon, but consequentially sets expectations on how people should act, and if not adhered to, leads to …show more content…
Since the government is the law of a nation, the statements or acts they create could spread ideologies among the masses within their nation. Russia is a well-known example of a national government ideology opening a path for open discrimination among its people. In recent years, the Russian government has focused its efforts on a series of laws designed to target members of Russia’s LGBT (lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender) community. “These include forcing LGBT organizations to register as “foreign agents,” banning depictions of homosexuality in front of citizens, and denying permission to LGBT groups wanting to organize gay pride parades” (Jhangiani 42). As the nation’s governments strongly oppose the LGBT movement, consequently making it possible for discriminatory acts against this group to be
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Why People Stereotypically Discriminate against Others
Stereotypes can be defined as a generalised view or wanton preconception about attributes or characteristics that are or ought to be possessed by, or the roles that are or should be maintained by a certain group of people often categorizing them (ie: gender & race). Stereotypes can range from male to female stereotypes, racial stereotypes or even more niche stereotypes encompassing a different group of people, for example stereotyping office workers. Discrimination on the other hand defined by the United Nations as "any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference towards or against certain groups or individuals which has the purpose …show more content…
Yet, media has embedded this idea so deeply into the minds of its consumers that they do strongly believe this is how women should act, in turn leading to discrimination, telling women to behave, to be listen to orders, rebuking them when they do not adhere to the stereotypes that have been forced upon them.
It is in human nature to be upset when we do not get what we want, media as it is, as it has always been, paints the picture of perfection, of the pinnacle of human life. “Mass media portrayals as a major source of patterned social expectations about the social organization (i.e. norms, roles, ranking, sanctions) of specific groups in modern society” (Hasegawa 180). Media not only cements stereotypes of which people are pressured to act upon, but consequentially sets expectations on how people should act, and if not adhered to, leads to …show more content…
Since the government is the law of a nation, the statements or acts they create could spread ideologies among the masses within their nation. Russia is a well-known example of a national government ideology opening a path for open discrimination among its people. In recent years, the Russian government has focused its efforts on a series of laws designed to target members of Russia’s LGBT (lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender) community. “These include forcing LGBT organizations to register as “foreign agents,” banning depictions of homosexuality in front of citizens, and denying permission to LGBT groups wanting to organize gay pride parades” (Jhangiani 42). As the nation’s governments strongly oppose the LGBT movement, consequently making it possible for discriminatory acts against this group to be