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Social Stereotypes

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In the twenty-first century with countless innovations, and unbelievable inventions along with medicine advancements, it is difficult to believe that there could still be misconceptions about very common issues, such as social disorders and mental illnesses. There are so many stereotypes and misconceptions when it comes to speaking about a social disorder or a person with one that unfortunately make it just that much harder to understand them. One of the most common mistakes made when this topic is brought up is that shyness is the same as social phobia or otherwise known as social anxiety. There is a huge gap between understanding the two and Social Anxiety is often an overseen disorder that many people have and is often perceived that they …show more content…

Social stigma is the extreme disapproval of a person or group of people. There are three components of social stigma, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. A stereotype is a widely known belief of a group of people, but just because it is known by many is does not mean that everyone agrees with it. (Yip)” Prejudice often leads to discrimination, why? Because it begins with normally negative thoughts about a certain person or group which then leads to an emotional response, many times these emotional responses are what lead to discrimination which is the reaction by way of behavior of a person. Social stigma is very much connected to self-stigma because self-stigma wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the social responses. Self-stigma can be very harming to a person. Typically there are three paths that a person will take. He or she will either be angered by it and fight to change it, which means that they get involved in organizations and such things to bring more awareness to the issue. Another is a person whose self-esteem suffers; this unfortunately can lead to other problems like depression and other forms of anxiety. And third are the people that show a sort of indifference. They do not get angry but they also do not seem

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