Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: Race Ethnicity Religion Gender Sexual orientation Age Disability Category Stereotype 1 Stereotype 2 Stereotype 3 Gender Women…
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Exercise, sport and physical activity play an important role in many people’s lives. With also many factors determining outcomes with participation and playing physical activites. FIGUEROA`S framework was introduced to explain the access and equity for an individual being a series of levels that explain certain factors in society that influence a person’s involvement and participation in sport, exercises and physical activities. Having five different levels of Individual, Interpersonal, Institutional…
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Because of racial stereotypes in athletics, it is easier for black athletes to be successful and become professionals in their sport. Identity contingencies are the things you have to deal with in a situation because people have a certain social identity. Everyone faces social contingencies throughout their life. When we are judged or treated accordingly it is known as a stereotype threat. This is because we care so much about what other people think. We encounter stereotype threats everyday.…
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You have trained your entire life, waking up every morning at 6 and working out for 3 hours, before then practicing basketball for another 4 hours. And now, it’s all up to this moment. Going up, you cross up the defender, and dunk the ball, winning the game for your team. Too bad nobody was watching. Because you are African American, it is taken that you are a great athlete, so you aren’t that special. Because you are a woman, and people don’t think that you, a woman is as athletic as a man. Or because…
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Title XI in 1972, which bans sex discrimination in any educational program that is funded by the federal government, female representation in the media is scarce despite the fact that female involvement in sports has increased since 1972. Gender stereotypes that plaque society causes female athletes to be sexualized in the media which also causes these same female athletes to be disregarded and respected as genuine athletes which, in turn, causes young girls to not pursue sports and all of this causes…
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and entertainment. For the entirety of my life sports have played a monumental role. I grew up doing sporting leisure activities such as playing baseball, football, and basketball. Although I do not play sports for my school anymore, they still play a large role in my life. I participate in intramural sports, as well as just playing them for enjoyment. Playing sports has large intrinsic and extrinsic benefits for me; however a large part of my personal culture is just watching sports and not participating…
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and disrespectful. But what if the different types of media/text affect the way the public views their opinion on teenagers? For instance a newspaper article on “Teen Party Goers”, a magazine feature on one of “Australia’s most exciting teenage basketball prospect” and finally a TV show called “Summer Heights High” Newspaper Article – “Teen Party Goers” “Police Minister appalled by Teen Party Goers” published and written by ABC news is an informative newspaper that covers breaking…
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Tigermom, reinforces the importance of it. In Linsanity, comes an aspiring NBA Player who have worked really hard to be in his position now. Jeremy who is now playing for the Brooklyn Nets have gone through many hardships and difficulties…
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evident in his article, “The Sports Taboo”, some of which has been translated into multiple social stereotypes, in sports conversations and expectations. Inner cities across America pretty much run the sport of basketball, and you guessed it, the league (the NBA) is basically 65% African American. While some people may argue that the reason for this is that African American’s are just “better at basketball” Gladwell very much disagrees. When it comes to why a certain person is so good at a particular…
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12th September 2014 Stereotypes and Cultures in the Boondocks Human beings are complex individuals and everyone serves a stereotype and breaks one. In American society, there are stereotypes of black men being violent, unintelligent, unworthy and incapable in comparison to white men. The Boondocks is a show that illustrates these stereotypes and offers a criticism about them. Characters such as Huey, Tom, Mr. Freeman, Riley and Uncle Ruckus all exemplify these different stereotypes. The Boondocks television…
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