Stereotypes And Technology

Right outside a corner store, next to a stoplight, or at a park, there may be a homeless person asking for some sort of help; it can either be for a place to stay, money, or food. Many people are used to categorizing a group of people by a solo characteristic, known as a stereotype. Misconception, on the other hand, is a conclusion of someone or something that is wrong because it is based on faulty thinking or facts. Stereotypes and misconceptions appear to be similar, however, these two are not. A misconception is formed from having a stereotype. Stereotypes and misconceptions are built because many try, but are unable to understand a person or a group, or are just simply unwilling to understand the person or group. There are over a million

On a daily bases people make excuses for everything. Everything meaning our actions and the things that we say. Common things that we make excuse for deal with sexist, racist, and heterosexist comments. Sexist is classified as saying that one sex is better than the other. An example of this is someone calling a male or female something that they are not. I do not like this because we are all humans and deserve to be respected and not called something that is degrading. We all know that racist is downgrading one race compared to another. An example of this is, saying that all black people are loud and ghetto. We all act the same but some people do certain things different from others. That’s just there way of living. I do not think that just because one person acts one way the whole race does also. Heterosexist is defined as heterosexuality is better than all other expressions. An example of this would be talking about how a guy dresses and calling him gay. I do not agree with this as well because it is good to stand out and be your own person not matter how others see you.

The article I found on the website http://www.marketingteacher.com/the-six-living-generations-in-america/) states, “Millennials were raised in a digital environment and prefer to retrieve most of their information from the internet.” I am a member of Generation Y, and I agree with this statement. My generation likes to receive information in real time. I believe that there lies some truth in all stereotypes. My generation has a totally different mindset than our parents did. My parents are Baby Boomers and they placed heavy emphasis on education and working a job for thirty years. In today’s society, that way of thinking is not the best formula for success because the world has changed. My grandparents were from the GI/Mature

Whenever we go on the internet or look in magazines we see these beautiful people and most men and women aspire to look just like them. But again it’s all but one big lie. What we see on the internet, TV, and magazines is the work of Photoshop, makeup, filters, and much more. Those people are not real, they do not look like that once they wake up, and it’s nothing but a lie. Yet people still believe that it’s real since the camera never lies. Day after day I see girls and women, boys and men hating themselves all because from an image that is not real, an image that has been made by the computer. On Instagram, there was a trend going around where girls and women would try to get “thigh gaps” which are exactly what they sound like, a gap in-between their thighs. To achieve these “thigh gaps” some women and girls would go on diets or some would just stop eating to lose weight just so they can be a part of the trend. The sad thing is that this trend was started with a few pictures of celebrates that were made by the computer. Not once did they stop to question it. Not once did they stop to think.

We all know technology is a good thing, right? Or is it? We can all come up with reasons why technology is helpful or appropriate like we can for a particular medicine. And while some drugs are really great to cure or prevent a disease, sometimes the side effects outweigh any possible benefit. The same is true with technology. Some common negative side effects of technology are kids playing on their phones instead of going outside to play or young people not interacting face-to-face as much as they used to. Parenting is an area that has suffered since the rise in technology, specifically with phone use.

This means build that community in your home, teach your children about respect and discipline, ways that they can be better people. Parents should be able to control what goes on in their own home. I feel that parents allow so much to happen in their home because it is easier on them. When they get home from a long day of working, they are tired, we all are. Electronic gadgets flooding America has been replaced by a virtual world that does not exist. There is less communication than ever before. What happened to the sit down dinners and face to face conversations? No matter where you go, either society is on their IPAD’s, IPHONE’s or laptops. We have lost all sense of direct communication. Why is that? We have allowed it to happen and parents are to blame for spoiling kids and giving them everything they themselves didn’t have growing

¨No sports, no jeans, you have to cross your legs.¨ This is what women have to do to be accepted by today's world on how they should act. Women have a harder time living up to modern day stereotypes because, they should always be ladylike and they have to act like a lady to get a man.

As the first child of an immigrant family, I’ve always had this invisible pressure loaded on my shoulders. It may be from the fact that my parents’ first language was not English, or that as Koreans, we were a minority race. But one thing is true for sure - my love for my family is unlimited, unrestricted, and unconditional, no matter the flaws involed. And I believe that this love comes from the problems and issues I’ve had to deal with.

I was raised to respect others as I would want to be respected, no matter the circumstance or consequence. Growing up in a nonjudgmental household, I established a foundation towards my personal opinions used today. Before I reached school-age, I realized all people are unique and beautiful. I encountered many life-long friends of each color, sexual orientation, and religion imaginable. Presently, I have begun seeing the endless methods of discrimination. The unfortunate misconception in which all persons should conform to one belief system has tainted our nation. I believe everyone has a right to be heard and appreciated without wrongful perception of character.

Today we stand as a divided nation. The people are healing after an extremely divisive election. We push people who do not agree with us out of our lives and surround ourselves with yes men and women who share our exact opinions. We wage a casual war against ideology that most Americans are guilty of, stemming from social media stopping this rapid spread is a tall order, but to do so we must have politicians disavow and quit feeding into it and increase research into the issues. It is a sad place to be but we are at this point and we must do everything in our power to keep it from growing.

Firstly recorded in the report of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) survey in 1995, (Servon, 2002), the term Digital Divide presents an interesting quandary of information and communication technologies (ICT) disparities among countries in the world, especially between developed and developing countries. Many reports even showed that access to ICT in these information “have” and “have-nots” countries was unequally even (Bridges.org, 2001; Fuchs & Horak, 2008; Norris, 2001 ; Van Dijk, 2009). Nonetheless, though inequities in access to ICT are most evident across countries, the same pattern is found within the countries themselves. In the U.S, for example, the gap in ICT access does exist

In the twenty-first century with countless innovations, and unbelievable inventions along with medicine advancements, it is difficult to believe that there could still be misconceptions about very common issues, such as social disorders and mental illnesses. There are so many stereotypes and misconceptions when it comes to speaking about a social disorder or a person with one that unfortunately make it just that much harder to understand them. One of the most common mistakes made when this topic is brought up is that shyness is the same as social phobia or otherwise known as social anxiety. There is a huge gap between understanding the two and

With the increase of negative social conceptions associated with Islam and terrorism, Muslims face many adversities such as stereotyping, the criminalization of the Islamic religion, and discrimination against the majority based on the few extremists. Negatively stereotyping a group of people based on the actions of few extremists can greatly affect those of that group. People that practice Islam, especially youth, are often bullied for their religious views, and face many micro aggressions, such as the portrayal of Muslims in the media often cast as “the enemy” in movies/TV shows/etc., news coverage that concerns Islam is usable talking about terrorism, etc. These views are harmful and put a negative light on a peaceful religion by linking

Technology has changed the relationships of families. Distracted by their laptops, TV’s, smartphones, and video games, families can’t have a friendly

In today’s world, there happens to be a lot of technology. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but what happens when too much of a good thing turns out bad and begins to have a negative effect on important relationships? Children and parents don’t have the same kind of relationships that they had in the past. Relationships all around the world are going through a dramatic change. This is partly due to the presence of technology. Because I still live with my parents and my family I’ve seen a change in how families communicate with each other and how much time families spend together. Kids rarely go outside and hang out with their friends anymore and when they do, it’s for very short periods of time. The first negative effect being that kids today spend a lot more time watching television, using computers and playing video games. The second negative effect is the divide that has come between parent and child. Parents have had a sort of disconnect with their children and communications between the two have dropped significantly. Another negative effect of technology in households is that parents work more and have less time to spend. And when they do have the time to spend they’re on their devices checking emails at their children events or texting while eating dinner. Often times parents just don't have the time to focus on work and kids.