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My Topic:
Ethnic Stereotypes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_stereotype

The Section I will be Editing:
An ethnic stereotype, national stereotype, or a national character is a system of beliefs about typical characteristics of members of a given ethnic group or nationality, their status, society and cultural norms. National stereotypes may be either about their own ethnicity/nationality or about others. Stereotypes about their own nation may aid in maintaining the national identity.[1]

Various anti-national phobias and prejudices operate with ethnic stereotypes.

Ethnic stereotypes are commonly portrayed in ethnic jokes, most of which usually considered to be offensive in various degrees. Richard M. Steers and Luciara Nardon in their book about global economy use the "You have two cows" joke to illustrate the concept of cultural differences. They write that jokes of this kind:[2]

Russian company: You have two cows. You drink some vodka and count them again. You have five cows. The Russian Mafia shows up and takes however many cows you have. Californian company: You have a million cows. Most of them are illegals. – are considered funny because they are realistic caricatures of various cultures, and the pervasiveness of such jokes stems from the significant cultural differences. Steers and Nardon also state that others believe that cultural stereotype in jokes of this kind must be viewed with caution.





Necessary Changes:
I will be Editing some grammatical errors on this page and providing more references to this topic.

Final Changes:
An ethnic stereotype, national stereotype, or a national character is a system of beliefs about typical characteristics of members of a given ethnic group, their nationality, their status, society and cultural norms. National stereotypes may be either about their own ethnicity/nationality or about others. Stereotypes about their own nation may aid in maintaining the national identity.[1]

Various anti-national phobias and prejudices operate with ethnic stereotypes.

Ethnic stereotypes are commonly portrayed in ethnic jokes, most of which usually considered to be offensive in various degrees. Richard M. Steers and Luciara Nardon in their book about global economy use the "You have two cows" joke to illustrate the concept of cultural differences. They write that jokes of this kind:[2]

Russian company: You have two cows. You drink some vodka and count them again. You have five cows. The Russian Mafia shows up and takes however many cows you have. Californian company: You have a million cows. Most of them are illegals. – are considered funny because they are realistic caricatures of various cultures, and the pervasiveness of such jokes stems from the significant cultural differences. Steers and Nardon also state that others believe that cultural stereotype in jokes of this kind must be viewed with caution.

My Addition to Ethnic Stereotypes:
Stereotypes, as both a consequence and a predictor of behaviour, have been a basic part of the social science literature since Lippmann coined the term. Edwards developed Lippmann's model and presented four dimensions of stereotypes, content, uniformity, direction, and intensity. The present study examines these dimensions among high school students in Winnipeg. In conformity with Sumner's theory of ethnocentrism, four groups of students (Jews, Germans, Ukrainians, and French) had high positive auto stereotypes, and these self‐evaluations were significantly more positive than stereotypes of others. Evidence of reciprocity was most evident in the mutually neutral evaluations of Jewish and German students. Of the four groups, the Jews were also rated lowest on many of the scales by students from the other three groups. The results suggest that high school students have positive auto stereotypes; there is evidence of stereotypical reciprocity between some groups, and correlations exist between religious and cultural dissimilarity and negative stereotypes (Driedger & Clifton).

The charter groups (British and French) had appropriated higher positions of power and advantage in the social, economic, and political realms and had designed the entrance status groups to lower, less preferred positions. Over time, reinforced by stereotypes and social images, these divisions in status were hardened and perpetuated (Liodakis & Satzewich )

References:
Driedger, L., & Clifton, R. a. (1984). Ethnic stereotypes. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue Canadienne De Sociologie, 21(3), 287-301. doi:10.1111/j.1755-618X.1984.tb00915.x

Liodakis, N., & Satzewich, V. (2013). "Race" and Ethnicity in Canada: A critical Introduction 3rd Edition. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.