Stereotypes

I think that stereotypes and the way society views you has a major impact in how you see yourself. My children are twenty one and sixteen needing to wear the most stylish clothes including Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister and many more. I think this type of behavior is more common in teens and young adults since they are finding out who they are.  Sadly we live in a society where the negative characteristics of a person stick out more so than the good ones including looks. If you don't look "cool" but have a good personality not many people will want to approach you. "A study revealed that job interviewers were likely to reject a candidate who revealed negative information even when the rest of the information about the candidate is positive." That goes to show that negative sticks out much more than positive, thats why we feel like we have to dress and look out best in fear of walking out of the house being judged in a negative way. Although this problem will never end along as there is hollywood and television giving us one definition what beautiful is, its up to us to try and teach our children it really is the inside what counts after all.

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Looking Out Looking In 12th edition

Chapter 3