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Stereotyping: The Different Aspects Of Stereotyping In Society

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STEREOTYPING
MANYA WADHWA
2012144
As mentioned in my previous journal, after researching into human thinking that is not supported by a critical analysis, it was found that the human brain tends to wrap itself around the popular public opinion, prejudices, stereotypes etc. The worst part about this is that the people tend to believe in these without knowing enough about it, or without even giving it a second thought.
I initially thought that stereotypes and prejudices were something similar. However, after class and after reading about it I realized that they are pretty different. A stereotype is about a group or a community or an action. A stereotype follows an ‘all or none’ policy. However, a prejudice is a feeling about a person based on their involvement in a community. Taking an example of the most popular stereotype – gender stereotype – it is very common for people in India to think that women are supposed to stay at home and look after the wellbeing of the household and the man is supposed to go out and …show more content…

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