To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, (1)____________________. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair with less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.
(2)____________________ that humans carrying in their minds about groups of people. For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that (3)________________________. We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic mechanics.
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作者: susan.sui 时间: 2012-10-11 10:27
and she was offered a higher salary than when she has golden or red hair.
a stereotype is a * and * image
man are uninterested in creative hobbies such as knitting and needle point作者: zhant220 时间: 2012-10-16 21:15
1. and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair.
2. a stereotype is a sympathetic or exaggerated image
3. man are uninterested in creative hobbies such as meeting and needle point作者: smily527 时间: 2012-10-18 16:59
and she was offered higer salary than when she has golden or red hair.
A stereotype is .. ... ... imagation
men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as meeting and needle point.
