Overcoming Stereotypes

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Stereotype Definition A stereotype is an exaggerated belief, image or distorted truth about a person or group — a generalization that allows for little or no individual differences or social variation. Stereotypes are based on images in mass media, or reputations passed on by parents, peers and other members of society. Stereotypes can be positive or negative.

- (Southern Poverty Law Center)

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What?Recognizing StereotypesGENERATION, GENDER, AND CULTURE

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Generational MyopiaThen Now• The Lost Generation • The Greatest Generation

• Boomers were called spoiled and reluctant to grow up

• Now characterized as ambitious and hard-working

• Generation X was labeled a coddled generation that complained too much

• Today: skeptical, yet self-reliant

• Millennials are presently being called narcissistic, entitled, and lazy

• What will they be known for tomorrow?

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Stereotypes at Work - Women•Women as a sex object•Women as “mother”•Woman as “child”•Iron Maiden

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Stereotypes at Work - Men•Sturdy Oak•Fighter•Breadwinner

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Cultural Stereotypes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUO59Emi3eo

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So What?

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So What?•Half of women who work outside the home have experienced sexual harassment (Rundblad, 2001)

•Men believe they are not supposed to take time from work for family although half of men working outside the home say they would like more time with family

•“Past studies have shown that people perform poorly in situations where they feel they are being stereotyped,” Professor Michael Inzlicht

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•“People are more likely to be aggressive after they’ve faced prejudice... They are more likely to exhibit a lack of self control. They have trouble making good, rational decisions.”•“…felt discriminated against ate more than their peers... They showed more hostility... they performed more poorly on tests that measured their cognitive skills,” said Inzlicht.•While people of color make up about 30 percent of the United States’ population, they account for 60 percent of those imprisoned.•According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, one in three black men can expect to go to prison in their lifetime.

Now What?Overcoming Stereotypes

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Now What?•Acknowledge that we’re human and we stereotype•Become aware of inner thoughts and feelings and how they affect beliefs and actions•When we have a stereotypical thought follow it with an alternative thought based on fact •Leave our comfort zones, exposing ourselves to people of different backgrounds

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What we CAN do•Eliminate harmful words and phrases• "Every“• "That's just like a …"

•Challenge stereotypes people express• Someone says, "All..." • You reply, "That may be true in some cases, but...

•Challenge categories people assign you to

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Learn About Generations•Personal signpost•Generational signpost•Life law

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Learn About Gender•There are biological differences between the sexes•Socialization impacts our presentation of self

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Global Perspectives•Agta people in Philippines and Tini Aborigines in Australia see keen hunting ability as a feminine trait (Estioko-Griffin & Griffin, 1997)

•Tahitian men tend to be gentle, mild-tempered, and non aggressive. It is entirely acceptable for them to cry, show fear, and express pain. (Coltrane, 1996)

•Mbuti pygmies in central Africa, don’t discriminate strongly between sexes. Males and females gather roots, berries, and nuts, and both hunt. (Coltrane, 1996)

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Learn About Cultures•Communicating•Evaluating•Persuading•Leading

•Deciding•Trusting•Disagreeing•Scheduling

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High and Low Context

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m5M7XyQ3qg

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Things to Remember•Differences = Strengths•Identify your own Barriers•Adapt your Communication Style

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Citations/ResourcesGenerations, Inc. by Meagan Johnson and Larry Johnson

Gendered Lives by Julia T Wood

The Culture Map by Erin Meyer

http://www.cptc.edu/stereotype/bias/lessonbuilder_files/Stereotypes_and_Bias_print.html

http://www.davekahle.com/article/stereotypes.html

https://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/08/12/stereotyping-has-lasting-negative-impact

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