Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Hate Speech
To better understand the world around us, we often resort to stereotypes. Stereotypes are beliefs we hold about someone simply because they belong to a certain group (e.g., young people, women, Serbs, Croats, Roma, athletes, singers, politicians, etc.). They are generalised beliefs about the characteristic attributes of certain groups. Stereotypes form the cognitive component of prejudice, meaning they are belief-based, while prejudice also includes an emotional component (emotionally charged attitudes that can change) and a conative component – for instance, distancing from someone purely because they belong to a certain group. Ultimately, hate speech is a verbal manifestation of prejudice through insults or targeting, which deepens intolerance towards specific groups and potentially endangers the safety of the targeted individuals. Source of the definition
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Advertisements aim to influence citizens to adopt specific behaviours – most commonly, to buy a product or use a service. Sometimes, products or services are advertised in the form of "stealth advertising," such as articles that look journalistic or TV reports without clear indication that they are an ad. In the subsequent statements, identify the stealth advertising segments.
“MOBILE PHONE MARKET IN CRISIS DUE TO CHIP SHORTAGE
A market research on mobile phones conducted by MarketPulse indicates that there was a sales increase of about 5.7% in the last quarter of the previous year. However, several manufacturers, including SpectraMob and Elysium Devices, announced last week that due to the global mobile phone chip shortage, they will be forced to reduce production and raise the prices of their products by at least 20%.”
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