Post High School Stereotype Analysis

Throughout history stereotyping has been used to generalize a race class. Although when a race is being stereotyped it can be done in a positive way, in many cases it has also been done in order to keep a minority group inferior. In the article, “Thin Ice” by Claude M. Steele, Steele shows how African Americans who are stereotyped or have the mental image of being stereotyped negatively can affect their success in their academic success. In the other hand, in Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou’s “The Asian American Achievement Paradox” demonstrates when a stereotype is positive it can feed one’s ego and deliver better outcomes in a people’s academic achievements. Even though a large population of people can be stereotyped in a certain way through false concepts, it can affect the mindset of a single individual.

Constantly hearing this all throughout elementary and middle school, it made me realize that people were taking advantage of me with this stereotype. I began to feel uncomfortable and anxious hearing this consistently. Calling someone smart can be perceived as a compliment, but personally, it places a great deal of pressure on me. As an Asian, I feel very anxious when someone approaches me with an academic question because not all my answers are correct. I am always afraid that if I do help other classmates, the answer I give them is incorrect. Taking responsibility of the incorrect answer makes me feel uncomfortable because I would never know how to justify my answer. Throughout life, pressure was placed upon me to be the “perfect, smart” person people expected me to

Asian stereotypes are often in various sorts of media: from books, movies, plays or television. From these media, Asian Americans seem to be more unjust and biased which results in racism towards them. There are many Asian Americans that are not the smart typical Asian, including myself. For that reason, this biased stereotype is immorally false and

The two high schools I went to during my time in Arizona and Virginia, consisted of a racial composition of either a majority of White Americans or African Americans. The impact this had on the social makeup of each high school made each experience unique in its own way. As you read, the demographics of the city or town, high school, student body, and social hierarchy amongst that student body reflects on its relation with Milner’s data. Both were public schools with a homogeneous mixture of students, that understood how to fit in by conforming to the social norms. The crowds within the schools were based on an overall establishment of what was “cool” at the time, and this affected your social status. Despite there being an establishment

Asian stereotyping does not only affect Asian adults but, can also affect young Asian students. The people being stereotyped are around the age where self image means a lot too. Hence, making stereotyping bring about a much worse “side effect” for young Asians. “When you have these very broad stereotypes around academic success, and you hear it echoed in your close social circles… it can be very damaging.” as stated by Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng from international education at Steinhardt. One of the more known stereotypes towards the Asian race is smart, nerdy, or one who excels academics. This stereotype can sometimes be correct in certain aspects. Asian-American students are three times more expected to complete college compared to white students with parents from the United States. (Sarah D Sparks,”Stereotypes Turn Up Pressure on Asian Students, Lower Their Own Expectations”) These stereotypes, especially the ones that reflect onto self image, pushes Asian students to become something they are expected to be. Being seen to be someone based on broad stereotypes, does not give young

Teachers were given a list of these students. Not knowing the students were chosen at random, the researchers called this the Pygmalion Effect, or a self-fulfilling expectation. In the first and second grade the student’s grades improved dramatically and 47 percent of those students gained 20 points on an IQ test they took. Since the teachers had higher expectations for these students, this made the students feel more capable of doing things (Kristof, 2015). Stereotypes have a lot to do with the effects of an individual’s success or a group’s success. The article uses a stereotype that Asian Americans are supposed to be good at math, and even though some can live up to that expectation, troubles are created for those who cannot live up to that expectation. This stereotype makes Asian Americans less focused on being personally creative and seems more focused on memorization, sticking to the book and following equations.

I am Taylor Goody, an eighteen year old, Caucasian female, and I was born in Fort Hood, Texas. Including me, there are four people in my family, my mom, dad, and brother, and we are a middle class family. My mom is an administrative assistant, and my dad is a paramedic. My high school experience was good and bad, but it shaped me into being the person I am today. I have gained many friendships and memories because of high school, and they all made me a better person. Georgia Southern University was one of my top choices for college. It is close to home, and I loved the atmosphere of the campus when I visited. I had friends who go here tell me how enjoyable their time spent here had been, and it influenced my decision greatly.

Every day we all suffer from stereotypes most get affected or not. Depending on your race involves to the expectations others expect from you. Asian American education and success stereotypes that are negative or positive raises the stress among them compared to other race.

The second connection I made was to an assignment I wrote for my LBST class titled "Fighting Stereotype Stigmas." Groups of people negatively stereotype other groups to enhance their image. Stereotypes are dangerous because not everyone in a certain group fit the stereotype. Stereotypes are one contribution to genocide. This is because people believe that all individuals in a certain race or group fit the stereotype. Most of these stereotypes are negative, which lead to hatred and inferior attitudes towards groups. I learned now to not believe that everyone in a certain group fits the stereotype. I now see people in a group as having individual characteristics and giving everyone an equal chance to show who they really are before jumping

As stated by Kim (2012, p. 143), Asians are often associated with positive generalizations as being hard worker, technological nerds, focused on education and good at math, but Asians are also identified with negative stereotypes as being quiet, sly, ruthless, accommodating and lacking communication skills and leadership skills. Those words were often used by people who I first met to describe me. “Oh, you’re Asian, so you must be good at math.” I cannot recalled how many time people generalize who I was, based on their supposition of me being Asian and when I didn’t fit their mold, they were surprised and said that I was an anomaly and that I was not a real Asian. I did hurt me something, but now, I am used to it.

Stereotype, a fixed image of someone or something. There are many different stereotypes in our society from genders, to race, to just someone’s overall appearance. Stereotypes can be both positive and negative, but since stereotypes are used to bring others down, people automatically think negative when they hear the word stereotype. According to “What is in a (Muslin) Name” by Dilaria Hafiz, stereotyping others is just a “harmless game” but really, it is not. Before you judge others you need to get to know them because you don't know their story, you just entered in between one of their chapters. Stereotyping is something commonly used by teenagers in high school that can really affect others and it is wrong in our society.

“Oh, you are Asian? Are you Chinese?” That’s the most common type of questions or stereotypes people hear. Apparently, people automatically consider Asian as Chinese. However, the truth is that Asian means the native of Asia. Stereotypes are assumptions that people make about a large group of people based on some information. Stereotypes are a big problem and have an enormous impact in the society. Stereotype can affect people’s lives, emotions and the way people interact with the society. Nowadays, women’s gender stereotyping is more usually discussed because many people believe that women are weak, not as smart as men, and belong at home instead of out at work. There are many reasons cause people to form this stereotype. The causes due

Looking more specifically at the implications of Asian Americans’ ambivalent stereotype as “cold, but competent,” scholars found that the model minority stereotype is rooted in such ambivalence and further leads to negative attitudes, emotions, and behaviors toward Asian Americans. Lin and colleagues (2005) developed the Scale of Anti-Asian American Stereotypes (SAAAS) based on SCM to investigate the factors underlying anti-Asian American prejudice and found that the SAAAS results are consistent with that of SCM study findings. Asian American stereotypes of high competence and low sociability underlie anti-Asian prejudice and discrimination. As a result, Asian Americans’ perceived high competence becomes not necessarily a positive attribute, but a factor that leads the group to be targeted by resentful and envious prejudice. Further, their perceived low sociability is interpreted as Asian Americans’ inability to gain social support from the majority group and therefore, provides justification for discriminating against a high-achieving out-group that is adhering to the rules of meritocracy.

The Cultural inaccuracy of any Asian culture will not only offend people but make them feel discriminated against as well. Racial stereotyping creates images that misrepresent members of a culture based on an irrelevant assumption and makes them feel alienated. The negative effects of this can range from offensive humor to higher expectations pushed on Asians than those of other cultures. Problems caused from this could be people not being viewed as themselves, but merely a repeated image of a stereotype to amuse people. Attempting to overcome raised expectations due to stereotyping and the difficulty that comes along with them can be extremely discouraging. People’s efforts can be undermined and simply brushed off with a casual statement such as, “Of course, they’re Asian,” implying that they don’t work or study as hard as anyone of any other culture. It is true that Asians tend to avoid failure, both in career and education. However, society tends to add ten times the pressure due to stereotypes that are applied to us.

From our readings I have learned a few stereotypes between the African American and Asian American race. One stereotype learned was that African Americans are naturally gifted entertainers and athletes. Another was that Asian Americans are smart and good at math. In "Is There Such a Thing as a Good Stereotype?". The author shares with us how Asian American adolescents have high suicide and suicide attempt rates possibly because of the enormous amounts of pressure society puts on them to be successful. When I read this I was shocked with the statement I think living in a non diverse community has placed me in a bubble where I know of other races and the problems they are facing. But this statement has stuck with me, and I wanting to be a teacher has made me want to become even more aware of what other