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Diversity, prejudice and discrimination have many ways of showing themselves in our everyday lives. One form of prejudice that we do not normally think about is when we have an attitude about someone based solely on whom they hang out with. Popularity in high school is social threat on who we actually are.
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It has been many years (20 to be exact) since I have been in high school. However, one thing still remains clear, that during this time of growth of our personalities we are judged more severally then any other times in our lives. The amount of stereotypes that are believed at this age is the worst in our lives. We have yet to know who we really are. We are afraid to be who we are and we are afraid to be different then the others around us. We each think we have an idea of who the people are around us. We believe that the characteristics, attributes, and behaviors of certain groups at our school are who these people are. (Schneider, 2012) For example, you might believe that all jocks are not smart, only care about themselves and have a need to be popular. However, what we think we know is probably furthest from the truth.
These mistaken beliefs of stereotypes are a form of prejudice that can effect how we treat people. Many teenagers have the fear that someone will determine that their behavior and personality does not match the same as others around them. That they are not who they say they are.
When I was in high school I was not the stereotypical cheerleader. Most people were under the assumption that as a cheerleader I was popular, only hung out with popular kids and was not smart. While I was defiantly not the smartest in my class I choose not to be what people thought I should be. Even though I knew the popular kids I never really hung out with them. I had my close personal friends and I knew they liked me for who I was, not what they thought I should be.
Many teenagers start to have conflicts within themselves about whom they are. Personal identity reflects who we believe we are and the personal qualities and characteristics that identify us to the outside world. (Schneider, 2012) If our personal identity is questioned then they start to believe or give in to the stereotypes that others put them into.
As a parent of any child it is important that they understand they should always be comfortable with their own personal identity. Teaching them to be tolerant of others and teaching them to respect everyone for who they are. Stereotypes can be hard to get around in life but teaching tolerance of others can help. Teaching your children about the diversity of others and how prejudice and discrimination can affect everyone’s lives is important to social changes.
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Schneider, F.W., Gruman, J.A., & Coutts, L.M. (2012). Applied social psychology:
Understanding and addressing social and practical problems (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.