“Like water, be gentle and strong. Be gentle enough to follow the natural paths of the earth,
and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world.” ~ Brenda Peterson

Sunday, February 20, 2011

What Are The Sociological Effects Of Stereotyping?

Stereotypes are very interesting to me. They are so prevalent because us humans, all have a tendency to categorize others into either being like us or not like us. We also have a subconscious inclination to give preference to those people in the same age bracket, same race, and same gender as ourselves.

Stereotypes about individuals of low socioeconomic status are particularly difficult to overcome. At times, when a person is trying to overcome a certain stereotype placed over them, it actually causes the individual to be very aware of the stereotype-and by attempting to act opposite the stereotype, actually validates the stereotype...

Friday, February 18, 2011

Bandaid

What happens when you rip a bandid off? OUCH! So here is the challenge: How do we affectively combat Charlotte's Economic and Social Issues? The time has come to stop bandaging small boo-boo's, and to instead stitch up the major wounds...