Stereotypes In The Lone Ranger

Growing up in the late 80’s and early 90’s usually meant spending Saturday mornings watching cartoons, along with other popular shows while eating breakfast. One of these popular shows “The Lone Ranger”, gives us an example of the socialization process as it pertains to stereotyping. If one was to ask the question; what do you call a person who wears a cowboy hat, one will most likely respond with, “a Cowboy”. This is an example of an over generalization that people who wear cowboy hats are all “Cowboys”. In most cases this might be a true statement, but not in all cases. Society starts the socialization process directly after birth. In many hospitals boys are given a blue hat while the girls are given pink. As one progresses through life one is immersed in unavoidable socialization from families and friends, as well as the various media outlets available. The socialization process in children and adults directly relates to the different stereotypes placed on individuals, as well as an assortment of people sharing common traits and interests. Stereotypes are over-generalized assumptions or thoughts about a particular group of people or …show more content…
One example is the stereotype that all Christians will try to impose their beliefs onto you whenever given the opportunity. Another example is only African Americans are good at basketball, and all Asian people are good at math. It may be true that the majority of basketball players are African American, or some Christians over preach to friends and family, and there are many Asians that excel at math, it does not hold true to everyone in these groups. Still, society and the way people are brought up in life may have them believing these things hold true. Due to these stereotypes certain people in the groups mentioned before could be looked down upon for not conforming to the stereotype they are associated with causing discrimination against that