Blonds are dumb, foreigners lazy, women can't do math. We continuously encounter such statements in our every-day lives – even if most people obviously wouldn’t take them seriously.
Nevertheless, we often act towards others as if they were members of a particular group and nothing more.
The bases for such behaviors are stereotypes and prejudices. Stereotypes are subjective views about the characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a particular group.
They are overgeneralizations, whereby the members of a group are assigned certain characteristics
Of course, we don’t like to think of ourselves as prejudiced.
We believe in equality between genders and races. We might joke about the dumb blond, but do we really believe it?
Do we really think women can’t do math?
Do we think Black Americans are more aggressive than White Americans?
Most of us would probably answer no. While we hold beliefs of equality and equity, and while we think we’re not judgmental and that we act in a fair manner, research has indicated that the “evil” stereotypes lie hidden deep inside of us all.
People activate such stereotypes in many situations and based on minimal cue.
when encountering a member of a particular group, we automatically recall information about this person’s group, such as typical attitudes and behaviors.
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7 comments:
THAT IS SO NOT TRUE!
I CAN DO MY MATHS SO WELL!!!!!
i think Stereotyping are stupid, we shouldn't be judge by how other people think of us
we shouldnt even be judge at all.
we should be who we are and who we like!
judging should be a crime!
I SECOND ANNOYMOUS!
judging should be banned! we should not be prejudiced!
yeah i agree too, Stereotypes are not healthy! Hahaha
my take is that stereotyping comes with many years of nurture and is not innate in us(nature). there are exceptions to everything in life, so of course, we shouldn't stereotype (:
OMG, MATH IS MY BEST SUB IN SEC SCH!
how can they say that woman cant do math!
well, stereotyping is part of human nature so we just gotta learn to live with it, and of cos deal with it.
i think stereotyping has to come from somewhere, with evidence. if not it would have died out. stereotyping may be bad and insulting, but not necessarily false.
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