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Originally Posted by Bucco
I did look it up.....
"Stereotype
An assumed label given to someone out of pure ignorance and arrogance.
Often given by people who live up to the stereotypical standards of "preps", which is pretty sad."
Urban Dictionary: Stereotype
"The use of stereotypes is a major way in which we simplify our social world; since they reduce the amount of processing (i.e. thinking) we have to do when we meet a new person.
By stereotyping we infer that a person has a whole range of characteristics and abilities that we assume all members of that group have. Stereotypes lead to social categorization, which is one of the reasons for prejudice attitudes (i.e. “them” and “us” mentality) which leads to in-groups and out-groups."
Stereotypes | Simply Psychology |
Look deeper. Urban Dictionary and a study done in the 1930s...really?
Look at Stereotype Accuracy