Stereotypes and Their Impact on Social Identities

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What do stereotypes do, according to the text?

  • Encourage diversity and complexity
  • Assign certain attributes to a social identity or group (correct)
  • Challenge stigmatization
  • Promote individuality

How do stereotypes impact those who are stereotyped?

  • Encourage self-acceptance and individuality
  • Promote a sense of belonging
  • Empower them to reject societal norms
  • Lead to internalization of negative stereotypes (correct)

What is the danger of viewing deviance as inborn, according to the text?

  • It promotes societal acceptance and inclusion
  • It leads to empowerment and self-fulfillment
  • It can create a self-fulfilling prophecy (correct)
  • It encourages individuality and diversity

Why are stereotypes considered reductionist?

<p>Because they deny diversity and complexity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do stereotypes impact the socioeconomic, political, and racial status quo?

<p>By naturalizing the existing status quo (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are discursive frames composed of?

<p>Words, symbols, and ideas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text describe the impact of stereotypes?

<p>Stereotypes influence how people think and act (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a source of information that shapes people's knowledge about criminals in Canada?

<p>Police reports (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of mass media in representing criminals according to the text?

<p>To create and perpetuate certain images of 'criminal' types (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text suggest dominant groups use representations of stereotypes of criminals?

<p>To facilitate conformity to their visions of society (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of discursive frames in mass media representations?

<p>To shape perceptions and create meaning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of crime control policies, what happens when the public is misled by stereotypes?

<p>Citizens may activate the machinery of justice incorrectly (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do studies show sentences imposed by courts are influenced?

<p>By the attractiveness of the suspect or accused (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does facial appearance play in criminal stereotypes?

<p>It is an important aspect of criminal stereotypes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to simulated jury experiments, what is the relationship between attractiveness and guilt?

<p>Unattractive people are more likely to be convicted (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do scholars suggest racial disparities in arrests and incarceration are driven?

<p>By associations with race and stereotypes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of moral panic according to the text?

<p>It designates folk devils problematically (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does moral breach differ from moral panic?

<p>Moral breach contests blame for specific incidents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do studies show about how black criminal suspects are treated compared to white suspects?

<p>They are treated with more suspicion and are more likely to be misidentified (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influences the identification of offenders in police lineups according to the text?

<p>Attractiveness of the suspects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is representation considered vital to Critical Criminology?

<p>It is contested by those who do not have the power to shape dominant representations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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