Sentences with phrase «cultural stereotype of»

Ishiguro's idea of what constitutes «British character» however seems to be taken from the cultural stereotype of the polite Briton who would quietly let a stranger stand on his toe in the bus instead of asking that person to move.

«For example, the cultural stereotype of Scottish people includes attributes that are overrepresented among Scots, such as wearing kilts and having red hair, but also attributes that seemingly have no basis in reality, such as being miserly or dour,» says Martin.

In his insightful, fascinating work The Vanishing Race and Other Illusions, Christopher M. Lyman describes how Curtis manipulated both his subjects and his medium to create an image that reinforced cultural stereotypes of «Indianness.»

And the researchers acknowledge that cultural stereotypes of sexually active men versus sexually active women may certainly play into women's greater likelihood of having a negative experience.

Boo Ritson's painted people examine the cultural stereotypes of the collective imagination, and effortlessly fuse sculpture and painting into a new form.

From his earlier photographs of appropriated magazine ads to the later Girlfriends and Cowboys, Richard Prince has long traded in the established cultural stereotypes of postwar America.

By inhabiting and almost overselling these cultural stereotypes of women — damsel in distress, dotty housewife, bombshell — Sherman effectively undermined the very cliches she set out to reproduce.

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The left that has turned to cultural politics has long since abandoned Rorty's all too simple stereotype of the right.

In some ways, Flanders is the embodiment of evangelical cultural stereotypes: He's extremely morally conservative, constantly references his faith, has a seemingly perfect family, is prone to cringe - inducing clichéd sayings and is a fixture at the local church.

Religion News Service: Sultans of Satire aims to bridge gaps with Muslims, Arabs through comedy Produced by the Levantine Cultural Center, which is dedicated to highlighting Middle Eastern and Arab culture, the Sultans of Satire stand - up show aims to challenge stereotypes and sensitivities while bringing people together with a few laughs.

Is aware of the fact that deeply imbedded cultural stereotypes are likely to have their influence on him or her at an unconscious level, even though intellectually he or she rejects such stereotypes.

Nikki: Most of my interactions with cultural stereotypes have assumed that because I'm an Asian woman, I could be either a dragon lady, a newscaster, or a demure sexualized object.

These characteristics include at least the following three kinds — physical features, psychological or personality traits, and cultural patterns — and they combine to make a racial stereotype, a standardized picture of the typical member of a particular racial group.

And, of course, among Roman Catholics, both because of the cultural stereotype that Catholicism is sexually repressive and because of the celibacy requirement for priests and members of religious orders.

I didn't expect him to resort to stereotyping or painting them as «unlikely to interfere with any cultural awakening,» especially because he's someone who acknowledges the importance of community if we are to see a return to Catholic influence in the broader culture.

By labeling the two sides of the psyche «masculine» and «feminine,» he unwittingly helped reinforce cultural stereotypes.

Stereotypes of the British as Victorian - era imperialists are as cack - handed and ignorant as jokes about the Germans still being Nazis, but they play well to her domestic audience, who are still bruised by the war and Argentina's perpetual obsession with its own cultural superiority - a sort of Japan of the Latin Americas.

Mr Mahmood's criticism was echoed by Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, who said: «I don't think this is a cultural problem... I don't think you can stereotype an entire community.»

Forget dolls stuck full of pins, New Orleans tourist traps and blood - soaked Hollywood stereotypes: The Field Museum's new exhibit skips myths and misconceptions in favor of a rich cultural anthropology case study.

Tiffany Brannon's (University of California, Los Angeles) research provides evidence that school settings can affirm identity among members of negatively stereotyped groups — by, for instance, incorporating diverse cultural ideas and practices within academic courses or extracurricular activities — and, in turn, afford an increased sense of inclusion.

Regardless of whether we believe them to be true, we all have extensive knowledge of cultural stereotypes.

Research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that cultural stereotypes are the unintended but inevitable consequence of sharing social information.

Due to the cultural stereotypes that portray «brilliance» as a male trait, messages that tie success in a particular field, job opportunity, or college major to this trait undermine women's interest in it, shows a new study appearing in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

A new study out today in SAGE Open finds that instead of breaking stereotypes, intellectually successful Black individuals may be susceptible to being remembered as «Whiter» and therefore «exceptions to their race,» perpetuating cultural beliefs about race and intelligence.

Evidence shows that cultural influences and implicit and explicit gender stereotypes can influence hiring and promotion decisions - often to the benefit of men (this can be true for both women or men evaluators).

Another theory points to cultural expectations: «We know that men are often compelled by stereotypes to act tough and manly,» says Roger Fillingim, PhD, director of the UF Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence at the University of Florida.

Interracial dating and marriages seem to be on the rise in recent years, with more and more people tossing the stereotypes aside and finding true love in the face of people with different racial and cultural background.

Of course, we can not stereotype all women from Russia but there are general cultural truths which make Russian women idea spouses.

I don't keep track of all the cultural stereotypes, I'm just vaguely aware that there is one that Aussies can be douche - bags who start fights when drunk and that they can overdue the drinking.

Littered with pop songs, a tendency towards cultural and generational stereotypes initially threatens to undermine the authenticity of The Young Offenders.

Given the cultural stereotypes about bi / pan folks supposedly being too sexual, and given the stereotype that all pansexual men are secretly gay and / or that bi and pan men don't exist, it's hard for me to know what to think of these Deadpool ads.

Set in gritty Oxnard, Calif., the film boasts an almost entirely Latino cast of characters — a welcome gesture toward a huge filmgoing demographic that rarely gets to see itself onscreen — while smart casting and production design help capture the flavor of the environs with only moderate deployment of cultural stereotypes.

Release: Friday, June 19, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Rick Famuyiwa Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa Rick Famuyiwa's Sundance darling isn't particularly revelatory filmmaking, but it's much more intelligent than its dopey title suggests, rejecting racial stereotypes and erasing cultural gaps as confidently as it embraces its young leading trio as a righteous symbol of individualism.

Based on the setting alone, the film trips over every obvious German stereotype in the book - from the uninhibited cultural attitudes, to the kinky sexual indulgences, to the peculiar artistic tastes, smaller automobiles, penchant for beer and Euro - trashy nightclubs, etc., etc., etc.... Beyond that, the lineup of comedic gags and sequences feels like mishmash of ideas that never seem to balance out tonally with other jokes, not the entire dramatic side of the film.

And instead of offering solutions, Akin can be seen to raise questions about identity formation and cultural stereotype.

by Walter Chaw Spend much time mining the cultural divorce in these delightfully divided United States and you'll discover that the stereotypes governing our perceptions of either side (bellicose vs. pussified) tend to be by and large accurate.

Get Out is a brilliant example of using film to deconstruct cultural stereotypes relating to Black masculinity.

We didn't make his sophisticated, subtle Shop Girl a hit, so he dishes out what he knows, alas, today's American audiences will gobble up greedily: a painful assemblage of distasteful slapstick (not one but two elderly and infirm folks are abused — by the putative hero, no less — in the opening moments of the film alone), cultural stereotyping, and celebrations of idiocy that will try the patience of anyone with a double - digit IQ or age.

They must find the natives of Neverland (Depending on one's perspective, the movie either sidesteps or intensifies cultural stereotypes by making these natives an amalgamation of various cultural influences), and with the help of Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara), the group will uncover the truth of Peter's origins and return the surviving fairies to their rightful place.

In this talk from legendary movie critic Leonard Maltin, audiences will be taken on a journey tracing the image of the Jew in films, from early stereotypes to cultural breakthroughs, from closeted stardom (Issur Demsky became Kirk Douglas, Betty Perske became Lauren Bacall) to modern - day box - office names like Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler.

to modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women.»

«Cultural enrichment and breaking of stereotypes are among its impacts», explains MIT Professor Richard Larson.

One source of anxiety for students has to do with negative cultural stereotypes, which can be made salient to the learner when a negative cultural stereotype about one's group applies to the testing situation (Steele & Aronson, 1995).

It is the belief that others may judge one's performance and believe the negative cultural stereotype that creates the anxiety that can undermine performance and lower a learner's sense of efficacy.

«It was actually a cultural problem — there's a big issue of stereotypes and there are very few role models.

English teacups, the Queen and worn out cultural stereotypes such as fish and chips and cucumber sandwiches are the reality of many «British values» lessons.

The students will be offered reading lists, and website links for multicultural books, suggested ideas for family outreach initiatives, multicultural learning strategies within the classroom, challenging inner biases and / or stereotypes about children from other cultures, getting to know the whole child, understanding the cultural family dynamic of your students, and learning to adapt the classroom to the needs of your diverse body of students, etc..

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

Asian and Asian American students face unique mental health challenges as a byproduct of both ethnic stereotypes and cultural attitudes towards emotional vulnerability, panelists at the Harvard Graduate School of Education said Wednesday.

She enjoys when authors break stereotypes and tropes and question cultural stigmas, and she loves when plots and characters surprise her, leaving her breathless on the edge of her seat.