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Stereotype Vs. ... Everybody tends to classify people we meet into a category and stereotype them about their race, career or color. ... Both Brent Staples’ “Black Man and Public Space” and Richard Rodriguez’s “Los Pobres” explore the issue of identity that can be disguised by stereotype based on one’s race or career.
A racial stereotype that can mask one’s identity is one of the most common kinds. ...
Also, there is another stereotype associated with one’s career that can lead to misperception of one’s identity. ... He places construction workers in a stereotype of manual laborers, who are no brain, “who work with their bodies all their lives” (Rodriguez 206), who only know how to use their muscle, physical strength to earn their living. ... We have a tendency to put a label on someone and for the convenience of our mind, cram them in a stereotype box, which most likely leads us to drawing incorrect conclusion about others’identities.
Approximate Word count = 758
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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