Stereotypes

MEDIATION: (30/09/09)

In this lesson we had to look at the aspects of a stereotype and what they are used for in different ways.
In many instances stereotypes are used pejoratively by dominant groups to describe subordinate groups. Stereotyping is not a simple process and contains a number of assumptions that can be changellend for example, Tessa Perkins (born 1979) identifies them:

• "They are not always about minority groups or the less powerful" .. e.g. police-pigs-feds- teenagers don't like police etc.
• "They are not rigid or unchanging" this could go for a person who likes rock, used to be very popular but now there known as shouting and screaming as a new form of music such as r'n'b and electro pop.
• "They can be held about one's own group" e.g rugby players, footballers, appearance.
• "They are not always false" e.g girls like pink, fighters have discipline.

Also going through the lesson we en counted another person who works on the same scene but his views are abit different.

Leon Festinger:

He argued that we resist adjusting our attitudes unless faced with over-whelming evidence against it. He believed in his words that we seek out confirmation of our thoughts/ beliefs. This links to PLURALISM.

Overall out of this lesson I've learnt what different types of stereotypes you can have and how they are used in films to make it more successful and interesting to watch.