Saturday, October 22, 2011
Stereotype
I found that the statement about stereotypes is interesting. I agree with the argument that “Each of us is exposed to stereotypes starting at an early age.” and “stereotypical thinking tends to be very rigid and difficult to change.” I have realized how rigid the stereotypes are by my own experience. There are some Chinese characters that I can’t write them correctly even if I tried hard to remember. One of these characters is “嫩” which has a “攵” on its right side. I once wrote “负” instead of “攵” when I was only around 6 years old and without any reason after that time I always write this character wrongly. Even now I need to think carefully before I write this character and most of the time I make the same mistake although I know the character I wrote seems strange.
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I also agree with the argument. During the formative years, most of our perceptions on people are made. These perceptions then become very difficult to change. I think stereotypes all depend on a person’s experiences. When one is younger, he or she observes to learn. Looking at how parents and family members treat people who do not look like them and what the media shows. Imitating actions seen add on to our personalities and affects our belief systems.
ReplyDeleteBut the fact that you were able to write figures like that when you were six is impressive to me. I know what you mean about writing a character wrong; it is not as complex as Chines characters but I used to get my “v’s” with my “u’s.”
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It’s interesting. I thought the alphabetical order of the words is the hardest part of remembering English words, because some time we can guess the letters according to the pronunciation. I think this is because of stereotype. As I said, even I tried hard to correct the mistakes; the old memory is hard to change. (ENGR 103)
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