Where do stereotypes come from? Stereotypes are generalizations about races, religions and other types of people. Examples of stereotypes are things such as 'Asians are smart and know karate' or 'English people have bad teeth.' Stereotypes are mostly negative due to the fact that most people dont fit into those stereotypes and feel that its unjust. Stereotypes can be taken as truth, so they can lead to the wrong beliefs about people. They can cause a regions economy to go down, due to loss of tourism because of stereotypes about that region causing tourists to stay away from those places.
Stereotypes start when people are still just children. 'Boys play with toy cars, girls play with dolls. Girls wear pink, boys wear blue.' They are also passed down by adults who make stereotype comments.
Heres one place where I got my info.
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/hc_stereotyping.pdf
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This was very descriptive and well written. I liked your reasons.
I really liked this. It was written shortly, but clearly, and it included everything that I wanted to know. Thanks for this, I hope u create more!!
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