When we walk through the city ,we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us.We don't stop ,we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straight ahead ,and in doing so .we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people as well.
We make use of stereotypes（刻板的模式）as convenient ways to make quick judgements about situations and people around us .They may not always be accuate ,and they can often be dangerously wrong ,but they are used regularly .
The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience.By using limited clues to provide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication .We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will not offer something we enjoy.
In the city ,styles of dress are particularly improtant with regard to self-presentation.Different goups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized .It is becoming increeasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outside of clothes.and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly ,and lest others tell at a distance whether anindividual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to associate with.
In England ,where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions(区分),clothes,hairstyles ,people's pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group .Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed ,although in the city where greater variety is permitted ,they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association
參考答案:当我们步行穿过城市的时候,我们头脑中都会留下很多的信息.可是我们只是注意那些对我们有用的信息.我们也没有停止脚步,而是目不表情的,眼睛直盯前方的走下去.这样做的结果是我们仅是保护了我们自己,却同时是忽视了他人.
我们用刻板的模式当作是方便的,做出迅速对周围的情况和人们的判断的方法.它们常是不准确的,而且有是会是犯致命的错误的.可是这种方法却是经常被采用.
刻板模式的问题在于它们把经验严格化了.使用提供给我们很有限的线索去对别人和地方形成迅速的观点.我们的这种选择可能限制了和别人的交流.我们可能决定不去一个特定的地方因为我们相信它不能提供给我们喜欢的东西.
在大的城市里.服装的样式是很特别的.它与职业和地位想联系.不同的人群通常穿着明显的可以确定身份的衣服.从而他们可以很容易被识别出来.它已经很快变为很普通户外衣服的品牌的东西,打在衣服上.这个商标使得很容易发布时装的样式和价格.剩下的一点人谈论的话题与这相去很远.个人观点和品味.以及适合的人去和它联系.
在英国,哪里有社会团体,哪里有阶级的团体,哪里就有阶级区分,服装区分,头发样式区分,人们说话发音的区分,和谈吐方式的区分.这些都是给我们的线索.阶级区分势必导致一种倾向,有联系有很复杂.尽管在大城市里是允许的有这样的大的不同.它们会可能成为形成友谊和联系的起第二主要的作用的.
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