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A 3 page research paper that discusses stereotypes, specifically in regards to politicians, tattooed people; feminists and senior citizens. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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society (Robson, 2000, p. 205). Stereotypes do this by allowing people to easily categorize information with very little conscious thought (Robson, 2000). The stereotypes that predominate in regards to
particular professions or groups of people are largely derived from the general observations that people make about the habits that are often observed in regards to these groups (Robson,
2000). For example, politicians are observed "flip-flopping" on an issue, reversing their position to fit the perceived mood of the voters. This leads to the perception that all politicians are
basically liars who will say whatever is necessary to get elected. Additional stereotypical perceptions abound. At one time, it was the prevalent stereotype that only people with tattoos were
sailors who gained them while drunk and on liberty. In other words, this stereotype associated tattoos with a touch, macho image, but it is also true that stereotypes change as
more and more exceptions to the stereotype become obvious. For example, Kate Williams challenges the stereotypes associated with tattoos as she is a mother, with two small children, who runs
her own tattoo shop (Ponnekanti, 2008). Williams is also an artist who holds a fine arts degree and received national critical attention for her art (Ponnekanti, 2008). Feminists are
also stereotyped in contemporary culture. These societal assumptions typically associate liberal political aspirations on the part of women with attempts to appear masculine and/or "take over" a male-dominated role. The
complexity of this stereotype is seen when it coincides with the stereotypes associated with politicians, which are, more or less, synonymous with those that are associated with public speakers, that
is, that good speakers are "authoritative, ambitious, competitive, call attention to themselves, aggressively take stands (and) affirm their expertise" (Robson, 2000, p. 205). In terms of gender stereotypes,
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