Pros And Cons Of Stereotyping

Many people have an oversimplified and erroneous view of a certain group of people. Stereotypes are typically associated with having negative connotations of a particular group of people. In many occasions, positive qualities of the group are overlooked and they are instead categorized by social norms created by stereotypes. Stereotyping affects everyone, whether it is through the discrimination of age, race, gender

Society does both when judging individuals. Stereotypes exist because it is a major way in which we simplify our social world. It also permits us to respond briskly in situations because we might have something in common. Having stereotypes can also be negative in our social world as well, it puts labels on us based on how they should act,live according to their race,sex, personality,income and even neighborhood. It can also cause a person to miss an opportunity when build a relationship with certain type of people.

The stereotype advertises the idea that black people are not useful for anything other than their athletic ability. In modern day, blacks grasp the most attention when it comes to outstanding performance in athletics rather than their performance in education and other aspects. The stereotype comes from the attention we get in media as athletes opposed to the amount of blacks we see on television for other purposes such as receiving doctorate degrees, law degrees, and being extremely educated in the science field. The new view of blacks being so talented in sports often makes blacks look as if they are not as skilled in other aspects. Let us not forget the many inventors who were African- American, such as Dr. Charles Richard Drew.

I have felt the impacts of stereotypes many of times, I was at Disney world and there was the guy that looked like he was from the middle east or somewhere in that area. He was going through the metal detector and nothing went off but the police decided to check him anyway. A stereotype is when we put false information and profiles on a race and we use that for the whole race and not just one, or are labels that are unfairly placed on people, and they affect all of us. Stereotypes can be defined as a fixed general set of characteristics that people believe represent a type of person or thing, and they impact our society in many ways (Stereotype). For example, in an interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Jamila Lyiscott says, “We think that

Chimamanda Ngozi once said, “The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” (Stereotypes). Many stereotypes effect us. They can also have a negative effect and those affected by it can feel insecure because they may be judged or treated because of that certain stereotype. Stereotypes are labels that are unfairly placed on people, and they affect all of us.

First of all, what are stereotypes? A stereotype is a quality assigned to groups of people related to their race, nationality, and sexual orientation, but there is not only one type of stereotype there are actually two types of stereotypes. There are positive and negative ones. For example, a positive stereotype about asians would be that they are smart and polite. A negative one would be something like asians have small eyes or they’re short. Some people may get offended by these and other people will not care about it at all. These are effects from the stereotypes.

Stereotyping can lead to bias, prejudice, and discrimination, sometimes causing exclusion of groups, or oppression, often which are minorities. They are given specific characteristics to fit into, which they often do not. Stereotyping happens all over the world, more specifically in America. They create a facade of a preeminent characteristic. They can have dire consequences, become emotionally damaging attacks, which often results in hurting many people mentally and even physically.

Stereotypes can be defined as a set of characteristics that people believe represent a group of people or an object, and they impact our society in many ways (Stereotypes). For example, in an interview with Guy Raz from NPR, Jamila Lyiscott says that “It’s not that you view yourself that way. I think that there's a tension. I think there's a tension with fighting to not internalize some of what people say or what has been placed on you, especially during very important formative years.” This explains how stereotyping affects society because whenever people begin to look at themselves and people groups different it can cause tension within the person and the society. Another example of stereotyping is whenever Guy Raz from NPR interviewed

Stereotypes can be found everywhere you go; they are inescapable. You can find stereotypes in schools, malls, parks, and the workplace. Believe it or not, people label others for a reason. Stereotyping can be traced back to thousands of years ago. Stereotypes can affect people very negatively. People can think very badly of themselves because of stereotyping which can lead to depression, self harm, or suicide. Stereotyping is not only negative, it is also unfair. Everyone has a story but by instantly judging them, you will never know what is truly going on and they might be completely different than what you expected.

Stereotypes make us simplify our social world so it’s it becomes easier to recognize some situations. They make us understand basic groups of people to some extent of truth. “The most famous study of racial stereotyping was published by Katz and Braly in 1933, 100 university students were asked to indicate the traits most characteristic of ten different social groups. Students displayed a high level of agreement about the traits of certain racial and ethnic groups, such as Negroes (described as superstitious by 84% of the students, and as lazy by 75%), and Jews (described as shrewd by 79%).” All kinds of people of stereotypes about others.

Stereotypes affect people in their daily life all the time. People get offended all the time and they don’t deserve to be made fun. Blacks are always looked at if they are less than other people. Women are always looked at as weaker than men and men can do more than women can. Equality is a big problem in society and people don’t always view other people as equal, they feel they are superior to other people. Stereotypes have gotten better over the years but they need to be stopped for good.

“The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story” ( LaVigne, Kelly). Our society groups people the same way and don’t consider their differences. For example individuals see a girl that’s skinny and automatically assume she’s anorexic or see a tall person and assume they’re good at basketball. Stereotypes effect the way people see the world whether they’re true or untrue. Stereotypes give a fixed mindset on things because humans feel it isn’t always necessary to be open minded and learn the information needed before judging.

There are many different stereotypes in the world today. They can be used for different categories like age, gender and race. Stereotypes are formed by the media, passed down from many generations and also just the populations need to understand the social world around us. Racial stereotypes make up large portion of stereotypes in today's society. Racial stereotypes can be used for comedic effect and our found to be funny by a majority of people, but they can also be depicted as hate to an ethnic group if it goes too far. One example of a race effected by stereotypes are Asian people. They have many stereotypes that have developed over the years. An example of a stereotype Asian people experience is that they cannot drive very well. Some

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 categorisation, which is one of the reasons for prejudice attitudes.

However, most people do depend on on stereotypes nearly every day to help them function in society. For example, say a woman is walking home late from work alone in the city at night. Walking toward her is a group of young men talking loudly and acting rowdy. Her first thought in her mind is “I don’t feel safe, let me go somewhere that I know I would be safe”. The woman crosses the street and enters the closes convenience store until the young men all pass by. Most people would say she acted discreet, even though she relied on a stereotype to guide her behavior. Stereotypes can lead to misrepresentation and cause people to amplify differences among groups. They can lead people to focus selectively on information that come to an agreement with the stereotype and take no notice of information that disagrees with