Social Learning Theory

The Social Learning Theory is a theory on how people learn to behave by observing others. This theory stereotypes minorities and women. Also, it teaches a group to behave in a certain way. I do agree with this theory. People learn from other people how to act and treat other people in this world. For example, a child can watch Sesame Street and learn their alphabet. Also, a person might watch a program about war and might be convinced to join the military or try to stop war. Some people can watch a show about murder and crimes and try to do it themselves because they watch the program and are eventually convinced it is their reality. It does not happen to a people, but it does happen. Women and minorities sometimes get bad reputations on television and people are convinced that is how they really are. On some shows, women are seen as the housewife and soccer mom. Some minorities, the Mexican-Americans for example, are sometimes seen as poor and dirty. Those minority groups are not always as they seem.