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Why Stereotyping ?

Why do we form opinions about other people based on their appearance, posture, language, and so on….,??

We define stereotyping as a generalization about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristic to this group based on their appearance or our assumptions

We do this because different factors contribute to why people stereotype each other.

We stereotype people when we are unable or unwilling to obtain all of the information we need to make a fair judgment about people or situation, In the absence of the so called 'total picture,' to stereotype people in many cases allow us to 'fill in the missing pieces of information'

Our society often innocently creates and perpetuates stereotypes, but these stereotypes often lead to unfair discrimination and persecution when the person been stereotype is unfavorable.

Why we do not want stereotyping anymore?

 When people judge people and groups based on our prejudices and stereotypes and treat them differently, we are discriminating them based on NO fact  

This discrimination can take many forms. We may create subtle or overt pressures which will discourage persons of certain minority groups from living in a neighborhood. Women and minorities have been victimized by discrimination in employment, education, and social services. We may shy away from people with a history of mental illness because we are afraid they may harm us. Women and minorities are often excluded from high echelon positions in the business world. Sometimes people start discriminating against a group of people after bad experiences; for example, the 9/11 incident. If we could abandon our discriminatory judgment, and learn to appraise by what they are as individuals, the world would be a much better place.