Unfortunately,
stereotypes are a part of our society. Stereotypes are mistaken beliefs put
upon a group of people. In this week’s readings we explored 3 stereotypes of
youth. Youth/ adolescence are a large group to stereotype, from difference in
age, race, class, gender and sexuality it's ridiculous to keep them under a
single umbrella.
Adolescence
are described as being hormonally driven.
Being hormonal is a stereotype in itself. This stereotype keeps people
from seeing youth as people that can make responsible choices. This sets up
youth to fail. If people do not see these youth as capable then they are only
expected to reach a certain point and are not given the space to rise above and
beyond. However, that is one single outcome. Another crosses race/sexuality.
Young Black females are hypersexualized and considered to be more aggressive
than their white and even male counterparts. These stereotypes change how the
worlds sees them and acts based on false realities.
Another
stereotype is that young adolescents are peer oriented. This means that youth
are reliant on peer culture usually as a result of peer pressure. Although this
occurs the stereotype dictates that their social standing is more important than
their education. This is not the case for all youth which is why stereotypes
are so constricting. Stereotypes are typically based on a white, middle class male perspective. In the video we watched the narrator states that children that come from a good home where they are spoken to often and read to are in a better place when they start school. Unfortunately, this is not how every household is.
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