Recently in class we discussed the idea of grouping vs. sterotyping. we determined that depending on the situation there is a sharp difference in the two. on one hand if you have a pre concieved notion about someone based on nothing that would be sterotyping. because you dont know anything about the person except for how they look or act you make a judgment based on how others act.
for example , you see a group of kids in a car in a parking lot at night. the car is off and the lights are off.... they are not hurting anyone of being a nusance. but you make an assumption that they are up to no good, they are doing something illegal or something frowned apon, on the otherhand without knowing what they are doing, they could be doing something good. they could be saving puppies for all we know.
also, if we generalize people in groups based on what we do we are grouping.
example:
teachers= smart
babies= loud
asians=smart (no offense)
druggies=bad
skateboarders= trouble
hippies= dirty
now in theese categories we know that this is not true for everyone. not all teachers are smart, some babies dont make much noise. not all asians are really intelegent. and so on. but moreover this can be the opposite spectrum. they sterotypes can be true.
whic one are you???
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