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STEREOTYPING:. A LOOK AT RACIAL GEOGRAPHY Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, ABPP October 2007. STEREOTYPE. Something conforming to a fixed or general pattern:
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STEREOTYPING: A LOOK AT RACIAL GEOGRAPHY Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, ABPP October 2007
STEREOTYPE Something conforming to a fixed or general pattern: Esp: a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, affective attitude , or critical judgment
STAGNATE • To become or remain stagnant: motionless (water); stale; not advancing or developing
Racial Geography: Growing Up Landscape: In terms of race and ethnicity Home Street Neighborhood Parts of Town Visited-Driven Through Places visited on vacation The Who: Messages received about those persons
Some Examples • All-white neighborhoods and African-American and Latina domestics • Boundaries in Relationships-In-school only friendships • Segregation • Concept of danger-physical and psychological • Fear and Power—White and Persons of Color
A Mantra You can become your past, but this does not have to happen