Stereotypy, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Stereotypy

A problem that comes from nonverbal communication instantly is stereotyping.Nonverbal communication should be used more as a interaction technique with others.Depending on cultures they view differently nonverbal communication in a positive or negative manner.

Example: No eye contact can be viewed differently

Instantly by looks any person can feel, if they are welcomed or not in any occasion.

Prejudice

Physical appearance or behavior is a trigger to prejudgment in a negative or positive manner.Overall stereotyping and prejudice leads to discrimination.

Discrimination

Discrimination is based on race, gender and any other identities.Discrimination automatically leads to out casting an individual or a group of individuals, because of their identities.

Semiotics and Nonverbal Communication

Semiotics are the relationship between signs to the meaning of a word related to nonverbal communication.

Signifiers are the meaning that culturally are placed in words or signs.

A word or sign can mean a variety of means to any culture.

Example: Any colors have different meanings to any culture.

Defining Culture Space

Culture Space is a way where we can use to describe where we come from or who we are.

Not everyone comes from the EXACT culture space.

We describe ourselves differently. It doesn’t always have to be a place

it can also be a person, that is or has a symbol of who we are.

Example An example for which I can relate to on my everyday, would have to

be the Semiotic.

I live in Livingston, Ca and one of the majority ethnicity that live in the small town are Indians as well as Mexicans.

Myself as Mexican when we think of the color red we usually symbolize it as danger or rich.

But Indians think of the color red as a symbolic color for purity, they traditionally use the color red for the bridal gown color.

Something as Mexicans will never use the color red for a bridal color, we think of the color white as purity for Quinceneras and Weddings.

This proves that the Semiotic meaning varies from culture to culture for a symbol or word.

Site and Questions To help you understand what

Semiotics is I found a video that can help. Reason I had some difficulty understanding the meaning at first. Hope this link helps you as it helped me.

Semiotic Video

1.)Is semiotics the same for:

every culture individually non

2.)Discrimination is followed by prejudice and stereotype?

True False