Cultural Privilege In The United States
There are a lot of cultural groups in the United States, which makes the country diverse. Cultural privilege and stereotyping exist in the United States. Cultural privilege is an advantage that a dominant group people have than the rest of the other groups. I believe that men have more privilege than women in the United States. I have done my interview on a woman who lives, in my neighborhood. I asked her questions about cultural privilege, stereotypes, and experiences with health care.
I compared my cultural privileges as a man to my interviewee with her being a woman. One of the cultural privileges that I enjoy having is that I do not have to spend hours of my morning applying makeup to be physically attractive. I think that woman are judge more on their looks than men are. The American society displays an image of what a woman should look like, while that image is not as important to men. My interviewee wished she could wake up and get ready quickly in the morning like a man, but unfortunately that is not the case. Another privilege I enjoy having over women is the accessibility of restrooms. Men can use the urinals or the stalls and usually finish up quickly. Whereas women are limited to using only the stalls, which then if the bathroom is crowded, …show more content…
There have been people around me that expect me to know how to do “manly” tasks, such as fixing a car. I do know the basics of a car, but I would not say I could fix my own car with my own hands. I think another stereotype is that men are perceived to not express their emotions as much as women. Such as crying, worrying, and dramatic. My interviewee says she has been stereotyped to know less information than men such as directions and technology. She says women are also stereotyped on being emotional, not tough, and being bad drivers. However, she feels that these stereotypes are fading away due to the awareness of women’s
I compared my cultural privileges as a man to my interviewee with her being a woman. One of the cultural privileges that I enjoy having is that I do not have to spend hours of my morning applying makeup to be physically attractive. I think that woman are judge more on their looks than men are. The American society displays an image of what a woman should look like, while that image is not as important to men. My interviewee wished she could wake up and get ready quickly in the morning like a man, but unfortunately that is not the case. Another privilege I enjoy having over women is the accessibility of restrooms. Men can use the urinals or the stalls and usually finish up quickly. Whereas women are limited to using only the stalls, which then if the bathroom is crowded, …show more content…
There have been people around me that expect me to know how to do “manly” tasks, such as fixing a car. I do know the basics of a car, but I would not say I could fix my own car with my own hands. I think another stereotype is that men are perceived to not express their emotions as much as women. Such as crying, worrying, and dramatic. My interviewee says she has been stereotyped to know less information than men such as directions and technology. She says women are also stereotyped on being emotional, not tough, and being bad drivers. However, she feels that these stereotypes are fading away due to the awareness of women’s