Zoey
I'm doing an assignment on Human Relations. But I don't know much about stereotypes in USA. My lecturer gave us some examples like Muslims, Jewish, Black & White, racial groups, Asians, Indians, homosexuals, hate groups, skin heads, Nazi's etc
There has to be 2 pages of facts and 1 page of opinion. Also my lecturer likes examples very much.
So please give me some ideas, facts and examples.
Thanks :)
Answer There are a ton.
REGIONAL:
Southern stereotypes: poor, trashy, rural, racist if white, devout Protestant, inbred, ultra-conservative
Florida stereotypes: all come from the Northeast or Cuba, old, DisneyWorld!
New York stereotypes: Jewish or Italian, pushy, arrogant, liberal, move to Florida if they get the chance
Midwest stereotypes: religious fundamentalists like Westboro Baptist, conservative
California stereotypes: blond, sexy, dumb, love to surf, talk in Valspeak if female
RACIAL:
Black stereotypes: rap, have kids by different fathers, eat watermelon and fried chicken, loud, obnoxious, live on welfare, pro-Obama, have names like Shaniqua and DeAndre
White stereotypes: rich, arrogant, beautiful, racist, pro-McCain, have names like John and Mary
Hispanic stereotypes: dark, short, migrant workers, feisty, abusive men, criminal, illegal immigrants
Asian stereotypes: smart, nerdy, overly sexual women, slit eyes, buck teeth
ETHNIC:
Jewish stereotypes: live in NYC and have the accent, cheap, rich, ultra-liberal, work in Hollywood (often as comedians), overbearing mothers
Italian stereotypes: Mafia, own pizzerias, men cheat on wives, violent, dark, short
Irish stereotypes: red-haired, temperamental, drink a lot, devout Catholic
Muslim stereotypes: terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American, misogynist, cruel, men beat their wives, dark, men wear turbans, women wear burqas
German stereotypes: racist, Nazi, anti-Semitic, blond, blue-eyed
Chinese stereotypes: loud, obnoxious, humorous, eat with chopsticks. For more, see Asian stereotypes.
And there's many more...these are just some of the more common ones.
GENDER:
Male stereotypes: overly masculine, does not help with the kids, "studs", want much younger wives,
Female stereotypes: works at home, attractive when young, ugly when old, "sluts"
Gay stereotypes: effeminate, promiscuous, immoral, pedophile, dresses flamboyantly, works as male nurse or other predominantly female job
Lesbian stereotypes: loud, obnoxious, ugly, feminist, immoral, works as a trucker or something along those lines
AGE:
Child stereotypes: bratty, materialistic, talk back to parents, throw tantrums
Teenage stereotypes: stuck up, love rock
music if male/pop music if female, hate parents, fall prey to cliques
Adult stereotypes (20-39): cool, attractive, romantic, worry about relationships
Adult stereotypes (40-59): out of touch, strict, demanding, ugly, complain
Old people stereotypes: weak, grouchy, very ugly, racist if white, conservative, can't walk well, have fake teeth, eat from a tube
SITUATION:
Immigrant stereotypes: poor, uneducated, leeches off welfare, misogynist, ignorant
Teen mom stereotypes: irresponsible, trashy, leaves all care of baby to her mom, stupid, had child(ren) with a much older man
Rich people stereotypes: snobby, WASP, conservative, children are spoiled brats, have little yappy dogs if old and female!
Criminal stereotypes: young, male, denies that they did the crime
Nurse stereotypes: sexy or ugly (not in between), gay if male, evil (think Nurse Ratched)
There are a lot of others, too...
CELEBRITIES!:
Celebrity stereotypes (male): arrogant, sexy when young, ugly when old, has many female fans, marries much younger women, father children in old age
Celebrity stereotypes (female): slutty, blond (often bleached), comes from abusive background, stupid, anorexic, constantly in the tabloids (think Lindsay Lohan)
Celebrity stereotypes (general): either Jewish, Scientologist, or Kabbalist, delusional, alcoholic/drug user, give kids stupid names like Bandit, Audio Science, and Bronx Mowgli, marry and divorce constantly, get tons of plastic surgery
MY WORD:
Sometimes these can apply to a person, but mostly they don't. Real life people are much more complicated.
Help please!!!?
keysyboy
We've got an assignment on our country of origin and i'm stuck!!!!!!
it's about ireland and needs to be handed in in about a week and i can't think of anything!!!!
Please help somebody! (well, at least give me a few facts about ireland!!!!)
Please?!
Keysyboy, Australia
Answer
History
In the Stone and Bronze Ages, Ireland was inhabited by Picts in the north and a people called the Erainn in the south, the same stock, apparently, as in all the isles before the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. About the 4th century B.C., tall, red-haired Celts arrived from Gaul or Galicia. They subdued and assimilated the inhabitants and established a Gaelic civilization. By the beginning of the Christian Era, Ireland was divided into five kingdomsâUlster, Connacht, Leinster, Meath, and Munster. Saint Patrick introduced Christianity in 432, and the country developed into a center of Gaelic and Latin learning. Irish monasteries, the equivalent of universities, attracted intellectuals as well as the pious and sent out missionaries to many parts of Europe and, some believe, to North America.
Norse depredations along the coasts, starting in 795, ended in 1014 with Norse defeat at the Battle of Clontarf by forces under Brian Boru. In the 12th century, the pope gave all of Ireland to the English Crown as a papal fief. In 1171, Henry II of England was acknowledged âLord of Ireland,â but local sectional rule continued for centuries, and English control over the whole island was not reasonably absolute until the 17th century. In the Battle of the Boyne (1690), the Catholic King James II and his French supporters were defeated by the Protestant King William III (of Orange). An era of Protestant political and economic supremacy began.
By the Act of Union (1801), Great Britain and Ireland became the âUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.â A steady decline in the Irish economy followed in the next decades. The population had reached 8.25 million when the great potato famine of 1846â1848 took many lives and drove more than 2 million people to immigrate to North America.
In the meantime, anti-British agitation continued along with demands for Irish home rule. The advent of World War I delayed the institution of home rule and resulted in the Easter Rebellion in Dublin (April 24â29, 1916), in which Irish nationalists unsuccessfully attempted to throw off British rule. Guerrilla warfare against British forces followed proclamation of a republic by the rebels in 1919. The Irish Free State was established as a dominion on Dec. 6, 1922, with six northern counties remaining as part of the United Kingdom. A civil war ensued between those supporting the Anglo-Irish Treaty that established the Irish Free State and those repudiating it because it led to the partitioning of the island. The Irish Republican Army (IRA), led by Eamon de Valera, fought against the partition but lost. De Valera joined the government in 1927 and became prime minister in 1932. In 1937 a new constitution changed the nation's name to Ãire. Ireland remained neutral in World War II.
In 1948, De Valera was defeated by John A. Costello, who demanded final independence from Britain. The Republic of Ireland was proclaimed on April 18, 1949, and withdrew from the Commonwealth. From the 1960s onward two antagonistic currents dominated Irish politics. One sought to bind the wounds of the rebellion and civil war. The other was the effort of the outlawed Irish Republican Army and more moderate groups to bring Northern Ireland into the republic. The âtroublesââthe violence and terrorist acts between Republicans and Unionists in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Irelandâwould plague the island for the remainder of the century and beyond.
Under the First Programme for Economic Expansion (1958â1963), economic protection was dismantled and foreign investment encouraged. This prosperity brought profound social and cultural changes to what had been one of the poorest and least technologically advanced countries in Europe. Ireland joined the European Economic Community (now the EU) in 1973. In the 1990 presidential election, Mary Robinson was elected the republic's first woman president. The election of a candidate with socialist and feminist sympathies was regarded as a watershed in Irish political life, reflecting the changes taking place in Irish society. Irish voters approved the Maastricht Treaty, which paved the way for the establishment of the EU, by a large majority in a referendum held in 1992. In 1993, the Irish and British governments signed a joint peace initiative (the Downing Street Declaration), which affirmed Northern Ireland's right to self-determination. A referendum on allowing divorce under certain conditionsâhitherto constitutionally forbiddenâwas narrowly passed in Nov. 1995.
In 1998 hope for a solution to the troubles in Northern Ireland seemed palpable. A landmark settlement, the Good Friday Agreement of April 10, 1998, called for Protestants to share political power with the minority Catholics and gave the Republic of Ireland a voice in the affairs of Northern Ireland. The resounding commitment to the settlement was demonstrated in a dual referendum on May 22: the North approved the accord by a vote of 71% to 29%, and in the Irish Republic 94% favored it. After numerous stops and starts, the new government in Northern Ireland was formed on Dec. 2, 2000, but it has been suspended four times since then (and has remained suspended since Oct. 2002) primarily because of Sinn Fein's reluctance to disarm its military wing, the IRA. In 2005, however, the IRA renounced armed struggle, and peace again seemed possible.
Despite a number of recent corruption and bribery scandals, most of which involved the centrist Fianna Fáil Party of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, the party won 81 of 166 seats in May 2002. Ahern became the first Irish prime minister in 33 years to be elected to a second successive term.
Once a country plagued with high unemployment, high inflation, slow growth, and a large public debt, Ireland has undergone an extraordinary economic transformation in the last 15 years. Formerly an agriculture-based economy, the âCeltic Tigerâ has become a leader in high-tech industries. In some recent years its economy has grown as much as 10%.
On April 2, 2008, in the midst of corruption accusations, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced his resignation, effective as of May 6, 2008.
On May 7, 2008, the former finance minister, Brian Cowen, was elected the new prime minister by an 88 to 76 parliamentary vote. Upon election, Cowen announced the appointment of new finance, justice, and foreign affairs ministers.
On June 13, 2008, Ireland, the only country in the 27-member EU that put the Lisbon Treaty to a popular vote, rejected the new treaty, jeopardizing the future of the pact that would have strengthened the EUâs influence in global politics.
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