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dmt479
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dmt479 asked in Social ScienceSociology · 1 decade ago

How should I talk about how the media, peers, and religious beliefs discriminate against certain groups?

I'm writing a paper for psychology explaining how the media influences and attempts us how we should appear, like, and how we should act. And how religious beliefs and peers can be judgmental and opinionated if we're homosexuals, overweight/obese, unequal rights for women and minorities.

^^^^^I don't know how to start my first, second, and third paragraphs. PLEASE HELP!!^^^^

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  • Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Its a Mix between Nurture and Our subconscious/Genetics.

    Its pretty complicated but most of the things come down to our human nature. We a Hirachical, means there is a leader, sub leader and so on.

    This Concept is everywhere. In work, in politics, in friendships. Everywhere.

    We belong in today`s time to so many Social Groups. Everyone with its different Goals and beliefs.

    For example with ur out with friends and as a Man u wear a Skirt. The other friends, that grown up in the belief that skirts are for woman will say something like "FAG!" if u have a low position in the peer. Or if u have a high position they will think that our leader is shifted from our beliefs and is weak.

    Thats a pretty complicated topic. Homosexuality for example is weakening the own Race, Homosexuals cannot reproduce themself. The typical redneck doesnt realize this when he says "FAG!" but its natural.

    On ur paper u should concentrate HEAVILY on antropology thats my advise. Im not a Antropologist but its just logical and the best explaination.

    Source(s): Common Sense
  • 1 decade ago

    It's through stereotyping. Usually teh people who own or operate the media like to make their beliefs become teh status quo so that anyone in teh minority or opposing it would be made to look "crazy" or "uninformed". The media itself cannot be considered to be the absolute voice of truth; it's presented by humans who have their own prejudices and personal worldview. In short, they present an opinion, or rather, an opionoin that seems to be held in the majority for it to be recognized as "the truth". Therefore, people who present their opinions through media outlets reveal their personal stereotypes, which are also reflected by the opinions of the audience who the media depends on in order to get money.

  • 4 years ago

    they're each and all of the time. The earth is flat, optimistically, the place you attempt to land a airplane. people that land in hills have extra problems despite in the event that they comprehend astronomy. does not desire a biology instructor to comprehend lots approximately Noah's animals, or might you? Believing smoking heals maximum cancers is now being taught at what faith? it is your occasion of something equivalent to a spiritual concept? What if somebody (like Hitler) firmly believed in evolution and grew to develop right into a protection tension chief and killed 10 million people, ought to we discriminate against evolutionists being on top of problems with totalitarian states?

  • 1 decade ago

    I would suggest you focus on only one group, otherwise you will have to move to a very theoretical level that takes more time to master.

    The source I'm suggesting you is actually designed to help you talk about discrimination and the media. Download the pps and it will give you many ideas.

    Edit: please don't offer points. It is against Y!A guidelines and it is offensive since you seem to be buying information.

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