Description
Answers must be a minimum of 700 words and a maximum of 1000 words. Answers need to be detailed and in paragraph form, with a clear structure. You are welcome to find additional information on the topic and apply them to your answers, but if you do so, use the APA convention for citing sources, to avoid plagiarism.
Prompt: Why and how do tourists develop and/or resort to stereotypes while traveling away from their home environment? Why are stereotypes often inaccurate? Why are stereotypes helpful? Why are stereotypes dangerous? How can we modify and/or eliminate stereotypes? Your answer must be a minimum of 700 words and a maximum of 1000 words.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Outline
Stereotypes
Thesis Statement: Stereotypic tendencies are rampant in our societies despite their levels of
inaccuracy, and dangers they poses, additionally their effects are not all negative as they are
helpful in a number of ways.
Introduction
I.
II.
Stereotype in tourism
Reasons why stereotypes are inaccurate
III.
Importance of stereotypes
IV.
Reasons why stereotypes are dangerous
V.
Stereotype modification and elimination
Conclusion
Running head: STEREOTYPES
1
Stereotypes
Student’s name:
Institutional affiliation:
STEREOTYPES
2
Stereotypes
Introduction
According to Schneider (2014) stereotypes is defined as “qualities perceived to be
associated with particular group or categories of people.” Stereotype is a socialization process
that tends to categorize people based on their social groups rather than their individual behaviors.
Furthermore, people hold stereotypes majorly on people or groups they have never met.
Stereotypic tendencies are rampant in our societies despite their levels of inaccuracy, and dangers
they poses, additionally their effects are not all negative as they are helpful in a number of ways.
Stereotype in Tourism
Just like the rest of the masses tourists develop stereotypical behaviors from the things
they hear and learn from other people in the society. People pick up stereotypes from the world
around them, the media, friends, work, and family (Pearce, 2005). This preconceived notions end
...
Review
Review
24/7 Homework Help
Stuck on a homework question? Our verified tutors can answer all questions, from basic math to advanced rocket science!
Similar Content
Related Tags
Epic of Gilgamesh
by Unknown
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Killers of the Flower Moon
by David Grann
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne