I'm writing a paper on stereotypes and I'd like to get others' points of view. What stereotypes (personality and appearance) do you associate with the following occupations?
-Bartender
-Detective
-Physician
-Nurse
-Attorney
-Accountant
-Elementary school teacher
-College professor
-Minister
-Hairdresser
-Waiter/waitress
All input is greatly appreciated!
2006-11-19 16:56:56 · 11 answers · asked by miss_amy018 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I ASSOCIATE HUMAN-BEINGS WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE JOBS !!!
2006-11-19 17:00:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
-Okay ... just being honest here ... you asked for stereotypes that I associate with the following - here goes ...
Bartender- young,hip, immature, player!
-Detective - no -nonsense, serious
-Physician - smart, big ego
-Nurse- caring, thick skinned
-Attorney- debater, preppy
-Accountant- nerd, smart
-Elementary school teacher - liberal, earthy
-College professor - liberal, dorky, smart
-Minister- paternal, caring
-Hairdresser - ditzy, socialble
-Waiter/waitress- young, energetic, airhead
YES..... I KNOW this does not apply to all .... these are just stereotypes that come to my mind for people in these professions.
2006-11-19 17:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by lesliejay63 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm..interesting.
Bartenders? Single moms...a lil rough around the edges.
detective? Well dressed clean cut..cocky
physician? Well dressed..not many friends in school
Nurse? Control freaks...but nurturing
Attorney? Cocky..well dressed
Accountant? Nerdy
Elementary school teacher? Cute..preppy
College professor? Brainy..very reserved
Minister? very friendly
Hairdresser? (me) Flirty, outgoing...NICE HAIR
waiter/waitress? lots of patience
I just wrote the first thing that came to mind..hope it helps!
2006-11-19 17:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by swtdee32 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bartender - large guy, beer gut, big forearms, wearing a white singlet, cigarette hanging out of corner of mouth
Detective - 1930s FBI kind of look - long beige overcoat, hat, cigarette, fairly non-descript appearance
Physician - male, white coat, stethoscope
Nurse - slightly overweight female
Attorney - just a suit - nothing memorable about them
Accountant - glasses, flat gelled hair with side-parting, monotone voice
Primary teacher - fun, slightly wacky female, colourful clothing, lots of energy
Professor - old dithering male with grey curly hair and glasses, probably very intelligent in his field but unable to perform simple daily tasks like negotiating a carpark or holding a conversation about anything that is not of post-grad standard
Minister - older male, black cloth with dog collar
Hairdresser - young female, inane conversation
Waitperson - young M/F wearing black and probably quite cool if you got to know them except they are always kinda surly at work
Gimme more questions like this!
2006-11-19 17:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by herbie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-Bartender: no-nonsense, outgoing
-Detective: has a lot of problems, stressed, male
-Physician: smart, old, no personal life, a bit detatched
-Nurse: quiet, female, quick thinking
-Attorney: driven, lonely, uncaring, has family problems
-Accountant: boring, not "good enough" for a different career
-Elementary school teacher: female, has patience, hard worker
-College professor: knowledgeable without any "real" skill, bored
-Minister: male, strict, close-minded
-Hairdresser: female/gay male, loud, gossipy, fat (if female)
-Waiter/waitress: female/gay male, stressed, has dreams (failed) of doing something else like acting
2006-11-19 17:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by Pico 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Occupation- personality; appearance
Bartender- someone who'll listen to your problems; attractive
Detective- sneaky, nosy, sly; either drunk, or hungover
Physician- cold, callous, uncaring; haughty
Nurse- overworked, stressed; tired
Attorney- argumentative, money-grubbing; hungry
Accountant- math geek, lonely; needs some sunshine
Elementary teacher- too sweet, unrealistic view of world; young, female, pretty
College professor- intelligent, good conversationalist; pipe & tweeds
Minister- self-righteous; pompous
Hairdresser- loves to chat; good haircut
Waiter/waitress- selfless; nice smile
2006-11-19 17:43:07 · answer #6 · answered by Its Me 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
-Bartender-charming, gregarious, a leader
-Detective-intelligent, low key, secretive
-Physician-intelligent, compassionate, decisive
-Nurse-compassionate, informative, efficient
-Attorney-discerning, clever, spotlight oriented
-Accountant-stable, careful, a tad boring
-Elementary school teacher-friendly, kind, female
-College professor-self confident, academic, specialized
-Minister-loving, flexible, sensitive to God
-Hairdresser-talkative, trendy, friendly
-Waiter/waitress-busy, frazzled, efficient
2006-11-19 17:29:51 · answer #7 · answered by Morgan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bartender- a hot chick.
Detective - a fat cop.
Physician - Rich
Nurse - Snobby; failed doc.
Attorney - Untrusted
Accountant - Recheck their work
Elem. teacher - Poor and overworked.
College prof. - pompous
Minister - self-righteous
Hairdresser - homosexual
Waiter/waitress - looking for another job; services depend on their judging me whether I tip well or not
2006-11-19 17:09:16 · answer #8 · answered by Joey Joe, yo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-Bartender: good listeners, often single.
-Detective: smokes, have bad relationships or are divorced.
-Physician: over worked, rich.
-Nurse; more worked than the docs, caring individuals, angels of mercy.
-Attorney; greedy, conniving, corrupt, sneaky.
-Accountant; boring, pale.
-Elementary school teacher: female, motherly, kind.
-College professor: patronizing, arrogant, effete, elitist, leftist, "know it all"
-Minister: hypocrite, lazy, molester
-Hairdresser: gay, stupid, uneducated.
-Waiter/waitress: stupid, gay, poor, overworked, looking for someting else.
2006-11-19 17:02:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2017-01-28 00:42:59 · answer #10 · answered by stanley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-good listener
-sneaky
-pervert
-prim and proper
-smart
-boring
-motherly
-bald
-honest
-ditzy
-gay/truck-stop-kinda girl who can't get a real job
2006-11-19 17:01:33 · answer #11 · answered by meme 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋