After watching some Tedtalks on what makes us happy I came to the topic of stereotypes-how they define groups of people and effect how others act around these cliques. Beck Blanton explains in her talk the year I was homeless about how “I hadn’t changed, my IQ hadn’t dropped, my integrity, my values, everything about me remained the same, but I had changed somehow.” Check out her whole talk:
I’ve decided to do some more research on stereotyping and how it effects the day-to-day decisions we make. As a result of my research I would like to be able to answer the following questions:
1. What causes us, as humans, to make assumptions about others?
2. How often are stereotypes true?
3. Who creates these ideas in our mind? (ex. Cheerleaders are snobs & football players are popular)
4. How old are we when we begin to judge others?
5. How can we reverse this vicious cycle of stereotyping?
