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A 5 page essay that examines the topic of stereotyping and racial prejudice and how this affects the ways in which people perceive each other and themselves. Part of the fabric of culture is that people tend to define what they mean by "people" as those who share the common characteristics of the most dominant group. Even in countries, such as the US, which pride themselves on being "colorblind," there is the unspoken assumption that people of color are "other." In other words, the dominant mainstream defines itself simply as "people" who, being white, do not feel the need for a designation of race or ethnic identity. This feature of society is problematic in an age where populations are extremely diverse, as social forces can affect not only the way that people of color are perceived but also the ways in which they perceive themselves, that is, their sense of self-presentation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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such as the US, which pride themselves on being "colorblind," there is the unspoken assumption that people of color are "other." In other words, the dominant mainstream defines itself simply
as "people" who, being white, do not feel the need for a designation of race or ethnic identity. This feature of society is problematic in an age where populations are
extremely diverse, as social forces can affect not only the way that people of color are perceived but also the ways in which they perceive themselves, that is, their sense
of self-presentation. The social training to perceive race and ethnicity in specific ways begins in childhood. Houlette, et al, point out that children "do not learn stereotypes and prejudice
solely from parents; the influence of other children and other adults outside the home is significant."i While the 1954 decision of Broad v. Board of Education halted official segregation in
American public schools, no law can control what people feel or think or are conditioned to feel and think by society at-large. Therefore, researchers are exploring interventions that may affect
this problem. Houlette, et al, conducted an experiment with first and second grade children that was designed to persuade them to make their circle of social inclusion broader,
including children who were racially different from themselves, as well as a different gender or body type.ii The results of the study show that even at this early age, children
will gravitate toward and prefer to play with children who are perceived to be like themselves. On the other hand, these researchers conclude that the intervention, within a controlled laboratory
setting, was successful, but the question remains as to whether such interventions can seriously affect the ways that children learn prejudicial behavior when societal forces to the contrary are so
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