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Essay Instructions: Stereotype Paper

Read Stereotyping Has Lasting Negative Impact: Prejudice has lingering effects, study shows and watch How Pre-existing Beliefs Distort Logical Reasoning.

Discuss three stereotypes you encounter in your own life and the effect those stereotypes can have on others. This can be a stereotype you realize you have been guilty of holding or someone else's. Explain (a) what the stereotype is and (b) what sort of argument, no matter how flawed, might be used to support it, and (c) identify any mistakes you find in that argument.

The paper must be three pages in length (excluding title and reference page) and in APA (6th edition) format. You must use at least three resources, one of which must be the courst text, and two resoures must either be found in the Ashford Online Library or from the provided sources. If you would like to refer to APA samples and tutorials, log into the Ashford Writing Center (located in the Learning Resources tab in the left navigation bar). Click on the ?APA & Research Guides? tab and review the resources.

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Essay Instructions: Stereotypes have a powerful influence on children’s perceptions of reality. Children must experience an atmosphere of acceptance and respect in order to compare, contrast, and learn about other cultures without making judgments about them. Children will begin to appreciate individuality when they learn to respect others who are different from them. Young children will have social skills that not only accept but applaud individuality if they grow and mature with the attitude of respect toward others. Incorporate the following into a paper about analyzing stereotypes in the classroom:

•Describe at least three approaches that you can take to eliminate stereotypes from your classroom.


•Be specific, give examples, and justify your choices through research.


•You may choose to approach this assignment by writing a case, followed by reflection questions that you could use when working with pre-service students doing field experience in your classrooms or with beginning early childhood teachers in your building.


Paper
Support your paper with a minimum of five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Essay Instructions: Stereotyping and Culture Film Review: "Gung Ho" by Ron Howard
Stereotyping and Cultural Film Review and Case Study Assignment Guidelines
General Guidelines
Films can make a powerful impact on our beliefs and emotions. Anyone who has ever seen Star Wars, Schindler’s List or Grapes of Wrath can attest to this. Often the messages are clearly stated; sometimes they are hidden. One issue that societies and businesses face is the impact of “stereotyping”. This is like making a broad generalization in a conversation which is an opinion, not a statement of fact based on evidence. How often have we heard (or thought/said) “Illegal immigrants are all here to get a free ride on our healthcare system”? Another might be “persons who are “X” are lazy”…Stereotyping is a dangerous practice as it can cause serious relational issues between individuals and groups.
This assignment is designed to allow students to explore and examine stereotyping in business via the vehicle of a 1985 comedy film, “Gung Ho” starring Michael Keaton. It is normally available at a video store and in the collections of many public libraries.
It is the story of what happens when a closed automobile factory in the East is acquired by a Japanese auto manufacturer based on an invitation from the unemployed American workers’ union management. The reason that the film was selected is that while comedic, the stereotypes portrayed are seemingly “real”. Perhaps that is why the film works.

It is completely possible for you, as a graduate executive to be placed in a similar situation, either domestically or internationally. It is therefore incumbent to view the film with an academic eye where stereotypes are identified, explained and measured against applicable human behavior and cultural theories. This will be a demanding assignment, so plan on engaging in it as soon as possible.
Operationally, this will be similar to a book review and report followed by a case analysis, all rolled into one major assignment. This is one way to approach the assignment:

With a notepad view the film and note each time a stereotypical comment or event occurs and note what occurred.
1). What is the stereotype? Write a brief description of the event or statement to place it in context.
2). How realistic and believable is it?
3). What does the scholarly literature state regarding each of the key issues?
4). How accurately was the comment or event portrayed?

In the first part of the written assignment, summarize your findings on your analyses of the cultural stereotypes illustrated in the film in a succinct 4-5 page formal summary report. Extended bullets may be used.

Then, drawing on this information as a background, in the second part of the paper prepare an additional 4-5 page case analysis of the issues in the film from the viewpoint of an outside advisor to both sides.
The paper will NOT have a Running Head, Abstract or Table of contents.

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Stereotype Paper

Read Stereotyping Has Lasting Negative Impact: Prejudice has lingering effects, study shows and watch How Pre-existing Beliefs Distort Logical Reasoning.

Discuss three stereotypes you encounter in your own life and the effect those stereotypes can have on others. This can be a stereotype you realize you have been guilty of holding or someone else's. Explain (a) what the stereotype is and (b) what sort of argument, no matter how flawed, might be used to support it, and (c) identify any mistakes you find in that argument.

The paper must be three pages in length (excluding title and reference page) and in APA (6th edition) format.