Stereotypes In Extrovert Culture
During our whole life, we have been categorized either by sex, race, color, or as in this case by personality. The most important aspect of our personality is to know where we fall on the introvert and the extrovert spectrum because this influences our way of living. Unfortunately, It is hard to be an introvert in an extrovert culture. Although people have a misconception about shyness and introversion, society does not longer value those qualities. But, why society has a cultural bias towards extroverts? Now in days, being a sociable and charismatic person with the ability to communicate easily with others seems to have more significance to society.
First of all, there is a considerable difference between introversion and extraversion.
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Cain says that now "children's classroom desks are now often arranged in pods, because group participation, supposedly leads to better learning"(par 10). This point is very important because the vast majority of students do not regularly contribute to their classes. Some students have been shown to increase public speaking fears, as students struggle with the idea of sharing their ideas in front of a large group of people. For that reason, group participation engages students with the subject matter, pushes them to create concepts, and forces them to show evidence for their claims. Cain comments that she once visited a school, with a "sign announcing rules for group work included, you can't ask a teacher for help unless everyone in your group has the same question" (par 10). This undoubtedly is something erroneous and out of context because the job of teachers and schools is to provide good education to students. There should be no such restrictions, but this does not mean that in all the schools this types of rules are …show more content…
Due to the standards that the society applies, an introverted, or more specifically a shy person, has as a consequence a low labor development. According to the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, acknowledges that stage fright and shyness in social situations is common and not necessarily a sign of illness. But it also says that diagnosis is warranted when anxiety interferes significantly with work performance or if the sufferer shows marked distress about it" (par 8). With that in mind, extroverts have a huge advantage over introverts. Because extroverts are social, and they are comfortable with communication, they have more job opportunities. Studies show that we rank fast and frequent talkers as more competent, likable and even smarter than slow ones" (Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic?, par 10). So, it is important for some companies have good communication skills in order to succeed. Cain argues that "many adults work for organizations that now assign work in teams, in offices without walls, for supervisors who value people skills above all. As a society, we prefer action to contemplation, risk-taking to heed-taking, and certainty to doubt" (par
First of all, there is a considerable difference between introversion and extraversion.
On …show more content…
Cain says that now "children's classroom desks are now often arranged in pods, because group participation, supposedly leads to better learning"(par 10). This point is very important because the vast majority of students do not regularly contribute to their classes. Some students have been shown to increase public speaking fears, as students struggle with the idea of sharing their ideas in front of a large group of people. For that reason, group participation engages students with the subject matter, pushes them to create concepts, and forces them to show evidence for their claims. Cain comments that she once visited a school, with a "sign announcing rules for group work included, you can't ask a teacher for help unless everyone in your group has the same question" (par 10). This undoubtedly is something erroneous and out of context because the job of teachers and schools is to provide good education to students. There should be no such restrictions, but this does not mean that in all the schools this types of rules are …show more content…
Due to the standards that the society applies, an introverted, or more specifically a shy person, has as a consequence a low labor development. According to the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, acknowledges that stage fright and shyness in social situations is common and not necessarily a sign of illness. But it also says that diagnosis is warranted when anxiety interferes significantly with work performance or if the sufferer shows marked distress about it" (par 8). With that in mind, extroverts have a huge advantage over introverts. Because extroverts are social, and they are comfortable with communication, they have more job opportunities. Studies show that we rank fast and frequent talkers as more competent, likable and even smarter than slow ones" (Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic?, par 10). So, it is important for some companies have good communication skills in order to succeed. Cain argues that "many adults work for organizations that now assign work in teams, in offices without walls, for supervisors who value people skills above all. As a society, we prefer action to contemplation, risk-taking to heed-taking, and certainty to doubt" (par