My opimion about Stereotype
is an image or idea of a particular
type of person or thing that has become fixed through being widely held. And in the other definition,
Stereotypes are characteristics
ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, national origin and other
factors. These characteristics tend to be oversimplifications of the groups
involved, however. For example, someone who meets a few individuals from a
particular country and finds them to be quiet and reserved may spread the word
that all citizens from the country in question are quiet and reserved. A
generalization such as this doesn’t allow for diversity within groups and may
result in stigmatization and discrimination of groups if the stereotypes linked
to them are largely negative.
And
now I want to tell you about Madurese. Madura is one of the parts of East Java Province, Indonesia. The island is inhabited
by an ethnic group which has special language
and culture,
Madurese. Madurese people were well-known of being strong sailors, highly
motivated and hard workers. All of Madurese characteristics are the reflection
of the condition of its region;
rocky, stony,
hot, drought, and infertile soil.
Madurese
language and culture are the important factors to differentiate Madurese from
other ethnics in East Java. In discussing the
relationship between language and culture, most of us agree with the widely
accepted view that language exist in culture and that culture values express
themselves, among other things, by means of language. In broader perspective,
it is said that Madurese culture is included in the culture of Jawa-Bali-Madura-Sunda.
However, Madurese culture has its own form and uniqueness. It is because of its
climate and the condition of its infertile soil.
Based
on some literatures and informal information, there is a general stereotype
that Madurese have hot character (panas membara) and easily exploded
(meledak-ledak). These characters
represent the reflection of the region of Madura Island
which is drought, infertile, and hot.Instead of
having rather negative characters, Madurese were known to be humorous,
diligent, honest, frankly, and interesting. Madurese can be a very good friend
if we understand him, but if somebody has
betrayed him, it can be very dangerous. There are still another terms which
relate to Madurese, such as Soto Madura, Sate Madura, Karapan Sapi and etc.