Television and Media - Stereotypes, Stereotyping and the Media :: Exploratory Essays Research Papers

Stereotypes and the Media Hey isnt that Reverend Camdens daughter? I thought she was a Christian Isnt her soda pop a policeman? What The Presidents daughters were arrested for drinking? These are statements that are a great deal made by people like myself. I expect more from my peers whose fathers have jobs as prominent moral leaders because of the way the media portrays them. Our nightclub places higher(prenominal) standards on pastors of Christian church, a policemen, and the President of the United States of America, because of their positions. These fathers are expected to be up stand up, moral citizens of their community, and are expected to have children that demeanour themselves in the same manner. As college students we have dealed from the media how to judge our peers social actions based solely on their fathers jobs. The nightly news broadcast, newspapers, and television sitcoms much(prenominal) as the The Cosby Show, 7th Heaven, and Dawsons Creek are all examples of where we learn to judge based on these stereotypes. Imagine you are at a party having a great time listening to a Marilyn Manson CD playing in the background, Sweet dreams are made of these, who am I to disbelieve? While filling up your glass of beer you spring a conversation with the person standing next to you. The music is loud so you both venture out to the porch to talk. Names, where you live, and your major are all change in the beginning of your conversation. The two of you quit talking for a meaning to take a sip of the beer you had both just filled up a few minutes ago. As the conversation gets deeper, the issue of your fathers careers is brought up. Your dad is a real estate agent who sells homes for a living. The person standing across from you informs you that her father is a pastor of a Christian church. Your verbalise drops, thus your stomach. You quickly look down at your glass of beer, and then you look at her glass. A surprised eyebrow i s raised, confused as to why this person is drinking, or why she is even at this party. Automatically, without whatever reason, you have already stereotyped this person and placed a higher standard of social prestige on her because of her fathers job.