How American’s View Arab’s

A stereotype is the creation of a unfair opinion or view; an individual will take the behavior of one person and state that all people belonging to that particular group behave in the same manner. Stereotyping encourages people to react and behave in a manner that is both judgmental and prejudiced. The perception of Arabs has created a system in which "prejudices and stereotypes worked their way so thoroughly into literature, education, history, language and social structure that they seem to govern the conflict as much as they are created by it. While newspapers and television news play a major role in the way we perceive individuals, movies, books and sitcoms, that shape our stereotypes. As a favorite pastime, the average American watches anywhere from three to five hours of television per day. Television has the ability to enlighten and enrich the lives of all the people it touches, however, it also has the ability to bring about and create stereotypes.
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