Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Journal: STEREOTYPES IN SOCIETY



PART I Is enough information given about the group?
Yes


What other facts can I include about my group to help define it?
1. women can't do anything as well as men do
2. studs vs sluts
3. how women should be treated more lienient than males (how a girl can hit a guy but a guy cant hit a girl)

What experiences can I include that would help show readers what it’s like to be part of this group?

I am a woman and I experience these same things.

PART 2 What stereotypes or images are associated with my group?
EX: women cant compete against men in the same sport.

Where could I find evidence for these? What else can I use as evidence of images I have included? (Please be specific. )

1. personal experience
2. everyday life
3. media

PART 3 (This part may not be finished if all the data hasn’t been gathered.) What do you think some of the reasons might be for the images in Part 2? Are some of them valid? Some not? Which ones? Why?

1. it is a stereotype against women and some are valid like the athleticism

Friday, November 17, 2006

Online Discussion

Davis was raised into a family that had both of his parents deaf and he struggled with it because people would see him differently because he lived with deaf people. He didn't come to realize to appreciate the deafness of his parents until his later years. I dont really relate to him about that becuase I've never been ashamed of my parents even if they cant really speak english very well. It didn't matter to me whether or not they couldnt speak it because just as long as i can communicate with them, i will be fine. It doesnt really matter what other people think about them because it only matters to you.

Coming from a dysfunctional family can be hard but he needed to pull through the weight because if you are not happy with your family then you might not be happy with yourself.

What Davis means in "working class experience has been a guide" to his life because he was more into school and finishing his schoolwork than staying at home. He would spend hours at school pulling his grade to be the best to go from the ghetto high school to Columbia University. He worked hard to be the best he can be and it gave him a great experience because it was worth it in the end.