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Unit 2 Key Assessment: Stereotypes and Barriers to Critical Thinking Unit 2 Key Assignment: Stereotypes and Barriers to Critical Thinking Estimated time to complete: In this course so far we have discovered stereotypes and how they can have an impact from the perspective of others. For this key assignment you will be conducting research and writing a paper on stereotypes and how they act as barriers to critical thinking. Please follow these guidelines and questions: Specifically you will be investigating and researching stereotypes that personally affect you or interest you. You could research stereotypes that affect you as a student, your gender, your culture, your religion or even age. You could look into a stereotype that is associated with your chosen profession or activities you do. The important aspect to remember is that your voice and experience should be the main focus on the project, and your sources and research should back up and support what you have to say. Consider these questions: Why did you choose this stereotype? Provide background on why you choose the stereotype you did, and why it is important to you to write about. How does this stereotype affect you? What impact has it had, or might it have, in your life? How does this identified stereotype act as a barrier when critical thinking is concerned? What is the importance of being able to think critically when dealing with stereotypes? What steps could you take to change the perception or influence this stereotype has in your life? You may discuss more than one stereotype in your paper. Remember to keep personal voice throughout the paper, but support your thoughts with cited research. The research paper must be a minimum of 750 words and include multiple resources. You must use APA formatting for any citations and referenced sources used. You must also include a bibliography (a reference page) in APA formatting.please provide one or two references and in 750 words thanks in advance.

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The stereotype looks that affects a lot and is the focus here for me personally is gender stereotype. It is such a strong factor which affects the way a perspective is viewed or the voice is heard. For example there are several reports carried in the newspaper about the focus on clothing for young girls. There isn't any cry about boys when they are also students and they do not have to necessarily follow a strict dress code and even when they do it considered a part of the school requirement. While lot of young girls are told that they are a distraction to the boys if the dress up in a particularly way; something as simple as spaghetti straps banned in few schools. This is a good example of how gender comes into play and the bodies of young girls are sexualized. There is impact of gender stereotype of the self concept of students in school and their academic achievement. The article by Igbo and Obiyo focuses on the influence of gender stereotype as a necessary factor for self concept of students and their achievement. The research points out that students seek for validation in classrooms and when the perception or view to look at young girls in the class changes then it affects their academic achievement. The article also points out that there is favour given to male students and the voices of male students are heard more than female students. The gender stereotypes and labeling of terms like bossy, over ambitious does not help in the growth of girls as humans