i found it interesting that the article say that we need labels to communicate. i always was taught that it was wrong to label people. however, i see where they are coming from when they say that “Labels enable us to talk about religion,ethnicity…” etc. because if you did not label a group by lets…
I thought it was interesting that Sternheimer brought up the idea that childhood and children mean different things to all of us. As a society, we cannot even agree on an age at which childhood begins and ends. Furthermore, everyone experiences childhood differently depending on your social status, living environment, ethnicity, and immigration status. I…
Struggling with Stereotypes: This article broke down the different layers that make up a stereotype nicely! First of all I want to share this music video by Katy Perry, I find the lyrics and the video a stereotype; however, I enjoy it! In this song, Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg are singing about “California Girls”…
I was reading the article “struggling with stereotypes: uses and abuses of a critical concept,” and I realized how relevant stereotypes are in TV shows. Stereotyping is so mainstream that children are going to grow up believing that it is acceptable to do this in real life. In addition, they may think it is normal…
Before we began this class I never really thought that media had such an impact on the stereotypes we create. I thought that it was more what we learned through our parents or are peers, but even those people had to hear it from somewhere, right? I found this stereotype article very interesting. At first…
Cortez article on stereotyping: This article just scattered my brain about stereotyping. I am specifically interested in the female stereotype in every source of medium, so I will focus on that for now. But first this confused me so maybe I can get clarity “A particular news report can contribute to a group stereotype (noun)…
As a new generation of children begins to flow in so does the new technology. Never would I have have thought to see children playing with iPads and asking for their parents phone for entertainment but it is here. they have even made iPad cases specifically for children. Before reading this article I felt it is…
Juan, I agree reading the article from University of Michigan Health System was great. I found a lot of what they were talking about to be interesting and things I’ve questioned myself. One thing I found interesting was the fact they said “We don’t know yet what effect TV-viewing by babies may have on their…
After reading the University of Michigan’s article something that stuck out to me what how parents put their babies in from of the television to distract them. The article stated that most pediatricians say that parents should not do that, and i complexity agree. It is a fact that if a baby is not held…
When I began reading the article, “University of Michigan Health System,” I immediately knew where this was going. I also began to question myself on the topics that were being mentioned in this article. Moreover, I am able to understand why a lot of parents or people may think that certain TV programs may impact…
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