Summary
When we hear about gender and ethnic stereotypes, we immediately think about adults. But what about the children? For my research paper, I chose to see if these stereotypes had any effect on the children’s education and future. For the most part, I found that if an educator believes in ethnic stereotypes, then he or she will expect his or her students to live up to those stereotypes, and this tends to happen quite a lot. For example, the Asians are expected to do well because of ethnic stereotypes, so the educator may choose pay more attention to them instead of someone who is believed to do poorly. With gender stereotypes, I found out that kids become susceptible to them when they become five years old. Then as time goes on, girls are expected to obtain a job in humanities while boys should get a job in the STEM field, which is unfair because jobs in STEM give higher salaries.
Response
Before doing the research for this paper, I didn’t realize how bad this issue was. I was surprised to find out that from such an early age, being exposed to certain stereotypes can really affect who we become in the future. Hearing stereotypes about your ethnicity and/or gender can really persuade you to either fit into that stereotypical box or go completely against it, but oftentimes, it’s the prior choice.
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