The Things They Say behind Your Back
Stereotypes and the Myths Behind Them
Erschienen am 29. September 2017
276 Seiten
978-1-351-47275-3 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
In this groundbreaking book in the dim world of opinion formation Helm-reich opens a closet bursting with skeletons and explores the myths and his-torical roots of stereotypes pertaining to several ethnic groups: Are Jews re-ally smarter? What about rhythmical Blacks, hard-drinking Irishmen, dumb Poles, emotional Hispanics, and all those cold, artificial WASPs sipping in-evitable dry martinis? He discusses which stereotypes are false, which are true, how they originated, and why some of the most libeled groups pro-mote warped perceptions about themselves.Helmreich has examined over four hundred scientific studies and com-bines hard facts with humor, anecdotes, and common sense in his courage-ous attempt to understand and explain stereotypes. He contends that we should discuss this topic openly and recognize the tendencies and traits, negative and positive,-that are rooted in a group's history and culture rather than pretend that there are no differences among the members of multiracial America.
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
London
Großbritannien
Verlagsgruppe
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Dateigröße
20,76 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-47275-3 (9781351472753)
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Inhalt
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, 1. ALL ABOUT STEREOTYPES, 2. JEWS, 3. ITALIANS, 4. BLACKS, 5. JAPANESE, 6. CHINESE, 7. IRISH, 8. POLES, 9. WASPS, 10. HISPANICS, 11. ARE STEREOTYPES VALID?, INDEX
