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Effects of Stereotypes on Personal Development - Coggle Diagram
Effects of Stereotypes on Personal Development
Development of identity
Reading the article we can realize the importance of working on this topic from the youngest children, since all this influences the development of their personality and the possible traumas with which they can grow up
Education based on gender
Education plays a supreme role in this issue, since parents and schools are the first to address the issue, help their children and prevent future situations.
Some of the stereotypes are deeply rooted in our culture, therefore, it is from children that we must change things. Children are the future.
How do we define a stereotype?
The article first tells us about a definition of stereotype, such as "the characteristics that society instinctively attributes to groups of people to classify them according to age, weight, occupation, skin color, gender, etc."
Effects
Some of the most common effects on children and adolescents, according to the author are:
Emotional life and love relationships
Expression of identity
Academic success
Body image
Career choice
Conclusion
It is important to solve this problem to avoid consequences related to mental health, and the prosperity of the consumer society.
The article shows us from examples and facts, how our children allow disorders and negative effects to develop as they grow, which causes the stereotypes of society to affect them much more and their development, so they are the first with which we must work and solve
Transmission of stereotypes
The author tells us about how children adopt gender behaviors because stereotypes have been transmitted to them without knowing it by their parents, or by their human environment. This includes other adults (school), their living environment, books, toys, and the media.