CMS 315M Lecture 2: Stereotypes

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMS 315M
• Professor: Daly John

Document Summary

Stereotypes: over-generalized (cid:862)all athletes are du(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:863, extreme, negative. Tend to be negative with a double edged sword (cid:862)all asia(cid:374)s are s(cid:373)art(cid:863) meaning all they do is study: simplistic. Does(cid:374)"t say (cid:862)volley players are s(cid:373)art a(cid:374)d foot(cid:271)all players are du(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:863), you say (cid:862)all athletes are du(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:863: kernel of truth. Used to (cid:271)e (cid:862)me(cid:374) are s(cid:373)arter(cid:863) bc men had the ability to go to school: self-conforming. Ex: ask a fish & monkey to climb a tree the fish (cid:449)ill (cid:271)elie(cid:448)e it"s a(cid:374) idiot. Stereotypes lead to expectations: actions reflect & create stereotypes. If you have a great reputation you get away with more, but if you have a (cid:271)ad reputatio(cid:374) you got i(cid:374) trou(cid:271)le for doi(cid:374)g thi(cid:374)gs you (cid:449)ere(cid:374)"t e(cid:448)e(cid:374) doing. If a good kid pulls the fire alar(cid:373) they"re doing a science experiment, if a bad kid does they get suspended: do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)ote disconfirmations. Cultivation hypothesis g. gerbner ,taught a upenn.