Stereotypes In America

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Each of these sources relates to my research question of, “Are stereotypes in America raging out of control?” The first source helps me relate to my question because the content it contains is about how Muslims are stereotyped. Showing how during the time of the War on Terror that America was on red alert about this particular religion. So for years after this incident they have been constantly stereotyped by Americans and maybe even the world. Now my second source is about the gender stereotypes of women trying to work through the barrier of having a job and raising a family. This second source will help me answer my question above by addressing how wrong these stereotypes are. These two sources are the same by how they address the issue

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