Attitudes and Behavior

Attitude and behavior are affected by many different factors, such as parents, teachers, peers, and our self-image. Stereotypes are a very good example of this. Ideas about stereotypes are often activated spontaneously and without awareness. One's self-image is often developed by the way in which they think that they may be stereotyped or may subconsciously stereotype others. Racial minorities, handicapped people, social class, and gender are just a few of the people that are commonly …

…stereotypes, because they are easily recognizable. A lot of films also stereotype certain characters just to entertain the viewer, not realizing the profound effect that it will have on the viewer's perceptions of the people stereotyped in the film. 1 Paton, Alan, Cry, The Beloved Country. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948.) 2 Hagedorn, Rosa Lynn. "In Your Eyes". http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/1424/ 3 The Mummy. Dir. Stephen Sommers. With Brendan Fraser and John Hannah. Universal Studios, 1999.