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1. I am and will always be interested in fully understanding why our society is so focused with stereotyping one another. I think that if we take a step back and look at people for what they really are, “people”, our world would have less issues. 

As a Latin male, I am seen as this person that is supposed to be a “macho” man. What is even considered a macho? Or machista? It is so interesting to me that when growing up, I hated the term. I never wanted to be considered part of this concept/stereotype. Men don’t cry, we need to be strong, men cannot or should not do certain things at home…says who? I must say that I was grateful that my parents didn’t have that mindset so I learned to do things that were not necessarily, “manly”. So to this, I learned how to cook and I actually love doing so. At my house, I do most of the cooking.

On the other hand, my wife is a very successful professional. In her opinion, she hates the fact that at times, other women would criticize her since she would work many hours and we would split the task of taking care of our son. To them, it was not right for me to spend as much time as I did with our son than she…that was the most bizarre perception about men and women stereotypes we experienced while Sam was growing up.

None of us, regardless of our gender, are exempt from being placed in a bucket of stereotypes. It almost wants me to tell the world that after almost 30 years of marriage and doing things that are not necessarily considered correct for our gender, my wife and I love our lives together and our overall contribution to our family nucleus. I also think that due to this approach my son has a completely different view of what is considered a stereotype for the different genders and I am glad he is not stuck in one of these buckets

2. A stereotype is a belief or generalization about a group of people. Stereotypes are seen as “normal, everyday psychological processes” (Matsumoto & Juang, 2013) but where we go wrong is lumping a group of people into a category that doesn’t fit every person or situation. Every individual is uniquely themselves so a stereotype is never going to be true for every single person in the group that is being stereotyped.

With that being said, I am a woman. In general, women are seen as more caring and motherly or nurturing. Another characteristic is that we seem to love pink and other girly things like lace and glitter. Women love to talk and shop. Women are seen as weaker than men and shouldn’t serve in combat roles and should stick to raising the kids and maintaining the house. Lastly, women don’t want to get dirty and would prefer not to do jobs or chores that get us dirty.

Some characteristics of males is that they love to be outdoors or play sports. They also love to work on cars. Men can’t do laundry or other household chores (at least, this is what they want women to believe). Another characteristic of a male is that they are the provider and not the ones raising the children. Lastly, men do not share their feelings or communicate well.

It is natural to categorize things, to include people, but we need to be careful about the way we use stereotypes. Especially stereotypes that are hurtful and untrue. As Matsumoto & Juang (2013) explain, stereotypes “are dangerous if applied to people uniformly without recognizing the vast number of differences that occur within any cultural or ethnic group”.

3.   Stereotyping groups of people can be seen as positive or negative and can be true or completely false (Matsumoto & Juang, 2013). There are a lot of assumptions made upon a person's gender. From the moment we are aware of the sex of a baby we immediately associate the color pink (feminine) to females and blue (masculine) to males. Girls play with dolls and makeup and boys play with trucks and video games. Our society wires us from the beginning that women are more emotional than men and men are physically stronger than women.

   We can currently see gender views in the work world changing in our society, men and women can both be seen as career driven and determined. Our text mentions the power that media has in reinforcing stereotypes. Today it is more common to see the gender roles reversed in American television shows as well as in reality. It is accepted for dads to stay home and take care of the kids and for moms to follow their career dreams and put the bread on the table, so to speak.

   Being a female and working in the industry of craft beer for the last decade I have seen and heard gender role assumptions quiet often. It is often assumed that women do not know as much about the process of brewing as men or that they do not appreciate a tasty crafted beverage as much as men after a day's hard work. This view has changed quite a bit in the last few years, and it is more common to see women working in the world of brewing. Cheers to a continued advancement in the views of gender stereotyping.

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