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Culture and Gender

Culture and Gender. Grand Torino. Summarization of Gran Torino. In Relation to Gender and Culture. Summarization of Gran Torino. Gran Torino is a great movie that shows us lots of differences between culture and gender. Summarization of Gran Torino.

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Culture and Gender

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  1. Culture and Gender Grand Torino

  2. Summarization of Gran Torino In Relation to Gender and Culture

  3. Summarization of Gran Torino Gran Torino is a great movie that shows us lots of differences between culture and gender.

  4. Summarization of Gran Torino The movie starts out at a church. Many people are coming into the church to pay respect for the death of Walt’s wife. Walt has two sons who's children come into the church improperly dressed. Walt looks at them discouraged by the way they look and for the way they are behaving. That same day Walt gets new Hmong neighbors that move right next door to his house. Later that day, Walt notices one of his Hmong neighbors about to cut a chicken in half, and calls them barbarians.

  5. Summarization of Gran Torino This movie also shows the life of gangsters, and how they initiate a member into their gang. Thao faces this when his cousin, a gang member, tells him to steal his neighbor’s 1972 Gran Torino for his initiation. There are also scenes where Sue, the Hmong neighbor, faces hardships. Sue becomes a victim of rape when the Hmong gang take advantage of her. Walt also gets to experience the culture of the Hmong. He finds out from Sue that they don’t eat any dogs. Walt also learns that it’s a sign of disrespect to look someone directly at their eyes.

  6. Bad Stereotyping Good Or

  7. For Clip • What are some stereotypes that come to your mind? • What specific stereotype is being portrayed in the clip? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM8iT1UHnjI

  8. For Clip • What are some stereotypes that come to your mind? • What specific stereotype is being portrayed in the clip? http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810038822/trailer

  9. A stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals.

  10. Stereotype- A generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and often offensive, that is used to describe or distinguish a group.

  11. Even though stereotyping is inaccurate, it is efficient. Categorization is an essential human capability because it enables us to simplify, predict, and organize our world.

  12. Stereotypes are usually acquired in early childhood under the influence of parents, teachers, peers, and the media.

  13. Bad Stereotyping Good Or

  14. In Conclusion Stereotypes are not accurate representations of groups.

  15. Work Cited Page By: Aida DeLeon

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