To start off with, what is culture? Culture is a particular set of customs, morals, codes, and traditions from a specific time and place. Without culture, everyone would be the selfsame and unoriginal. Some examples of culture would be ethnicity, religion, social class, and family identity. But, does your culture affect the way you view others? Many people don’t think about it daily but their cultures do affect the things they do. Culture constantly informs the way one views others and the world.
People stereotype because of race all the time. According to Schiller, they claim that, “more than one-third of blacks and nearly 20% of Hispanics and Asians reported that they had personally been passed over for a job or promotion because of their race or ethnicity,” What this quote is saying is that people are losing opportunities because of their race. Critical Media Project claims, …show more content…
According to Schalkwyk, she believes, “In most societies there are clear patterns of “women’s work” and “men’s work,” both in the household and in the wider community – and cultural explanations of why this should be so,” This is showing an example of how society puts you in a gender stereotype. Ohle states, “According to this distinction, sex is connected with biology, whereas the gender identity of men and women in any given society is socially and psychologically (and that means also historically and culturally) determined.” This shows that society throws gender roles at women. In her article, Ohle reports, “In many cultures boys are encouraged in the acts considered to display male traits (and girls vice versa) through the toys given to children (guns for boys, dolls for girls), the kind of discipline meted out, the jobs or careers to which they might aspire and the portrayal of men and women in the media.” This gives us an example of how society puts us in stereotype and how the expect everyone to stick to
People stereotype because of race all the time. According to Schiller, they claim that, “more than one-third of blacks and nearly 20% of Hispanics and Asians reported that they had personally been passed over for a job or promotion because of their race or ethnicity,” What this quote is saying is that people are losing opportunities because of their race. Critical Media Project claims, …show more content…
According to Schalkwyk, she believes, “In most societies there are clear patterns of “women’s work” and “men’s work,” both in the household and in the wider community – and cultural explanations of why this should be so,” This is showing an example of how society puts you in a gender stereotype. Ohle states, “According to this distinction, sex is connected with biology, whereas the gender identity of men and women in any given society is socially and psychologically (and that means also historically and culturally) determined.” This shows that society throws gender roles at women. In her article, Ohle reports, “In many cultures boys are encouraged in the acts considered to display male traits (and girls vice versa) through the toys given to children (guns for boys, dolls for girls), the kind of discipline meted out, the jobs or careers to which they might aspire and the portrayal of men and women in the media.” This gives us an example of how society puts us in stereotype and how the expect everyone to stick to