McCoy For years the stereotype of the only child stereotype has circulated across the nation and discouraged parents from having only one child, and has even caused torment to only children, regardless; these accusations are inaccurate and only children throughout time have proved this wrong by going above and beyond in the real world. When looking at China, facts about only children show that they are successful and hard working. China’s 1979 generation of only children have successfully taken a poor, rural economy into a world power (Sandler 74). Meaning nothing to the American people because parents still feel the pressure of having more than one child with people telling them that their child “needs siblings”
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Raised as an only-child, cartoon character Bruce Wayne has his life on display to children everyday across America. Wayne has quite the persona, reflecting good and bad qualities. In the day he’s the millionaire; helping charities, but also having his fun while doing so. At night he is the hero; chasing down crime and doing what he feels is best. Yet his character continues to be the stereotype of the only-child. Successful, yet cocky; social, but does not really have many true friends. For years this DC character has been an individual that acts as an only-child poster child. Not only the hero, but Rachel Barry too. Barry is no super-hero, but she is a character on the Fox show: Glee. Consistently trying to achieve her dreams, which there is nothing wrong with, Barry is not afraid to walk over people or tell them that she is the best. In the beginning of the show it appears that she has a hard time making friends due to her over-confidence; showing that as an only-child not only is she a “snob”, but has social problems too. Bringing back the previous super-hero theme, the Marvel Universe has their own rich, stereotypical only-child; Iron …show more content…
Like Wayne, Stark is cocky in and out of the suit. Worst of all is Eric Cartman. The widely popular South Park character is known for being whiny, bossy, and saying, “Screw you guys, I’m going home” to his friends when he doesn’t get his way. In the television show Cartman will often boss his mother around and call her profane names. He is portrayed to be dumb and ignorant, taking the stereotype to a whole new level. Could these shows, targeted at the youth, affect children’s belief of only-children? Adults already have their set beliefs on only children, the ones left to decide are at the most influential ages in a person’s life; the children themselves. Some onlies through history report that they are indeed seen as oddities, that curious strangers want to hear more about their experiences—as if they are paraplegics, or vegans (Coldiron). People even assume that all onlies are self-centered or difficult or introverted (Coldiron). As quoted by Sandler; it's not like racial stereotyping, which you can demonstrate is really dangerous for people, so we've had to address it. With only children there's no impetus to weaken the belief (30). The stereotype can even begin to influence the parent, making them feel guilty about not providing their child with a sibling, which can result in hurting the relationship they have with the child (Sandler, 30). Even in
Raised as an only-child, cartoon character Bruce Wayne has his life on display to children everyday across America. Wayne has quite the persona, reflecting good and bad qualities. In the day he’s the millionaire; helping charities, but also having his fun while doing so. At night he is the hero; chasing down crime and doing what he feels is best. Yet his character continues to be the stereotype of the only-child. Successful, yet cocky; social, but does not really have many true friends. For years this DC character has been an individual that acts as an only-child poster child. Not only the hero, but Rachel Barry too. Barry is no super-hero, but she is a character on the Fox show: Glee. Consistently trying to achieve her dreams, which there is nothing wrong with, Barry is not afraid to walk over people or tell them that she is the best. In the beginning of the show it appears that she has a hard time making friends due to her over-confidence; showing that as an only-child not only is she a “snob”, but has social problems too. Bringing back the previous super-hero theme, the Marvel Universe has their own rich, stereotypical only-child; Iron …show more content…
Like Wayne, Stark is cocky in and out of the suit. Worst of all is Eric Cartman. The widely popular South Park character is known for being whiny, bossy, and saying, “Screw you guys, I’m going home” to his friends when he doesn’t get his way. In the television show Cartman will often boss his mother around and call her profane names. He is portrayed to be dumb and ignorant, taking the stereotype to a whole new level. Could these shows, targeted at the youth, affect children’s belief of only-children? Adults already have their set beliefs on only children, the ones left to decide are at the most influential ages in a person’s life; the children themselves. Some onlies through history report that they are indeed seen as oddities, that curious strangers want to hear more about their experiences—as if they are paraplegics, or vegans (Coldiron). People even assume that all onlies are self-centered or difficult or introverted (Coldiron). As quoted by Sandler; it's not like racial stereotyping, which you can demonstrate is really dangerous for people, so we've had to address it. With only children there's no impetus to weaken the belief (30). The stereotype can even begin to influence the parent, making them feel guilty about not providing their child with a sibling, which can result in hurting the relationship they have with the child (Sandler, 30). Even in