Since the beginning of the ability to poke fun at people and common behaviors of certain groups were realized, there have been stereotypes and the only thing to follow is misconceptions that span across that whole group whether those are true or not. These get passed down through the generations and get more twisted each time they are told until they are so far from the truth that they have actually become a truth about whatever group has been the unfortunate victim. This is not spared for any given group of people no matter their occupation or social class. Farmers are no exception with most people believing that they are all rich, uneducated, and harmful to the environment. Stereotypes and misconceptions go hand in hand. Stereotypes become misconceptions and vice versa. They exist because of the prejudice that is unfortunately conjured between groups or people that have a certain job. Human nature is a cause that cannot be denied as we are all imperfect and have imperfect and messed up thoughts that become reality. Stereotypes seem to be pretty similar to misconceptions but in reality they are very different. Stereotypes are widely accepted because of the small fragment of truth tied to them, and are commonly known among most people. Stereotypes can even be made up by the group which they describe. Misconceptions are only made through common belief or opinions of others around a person that they tend …show more content…
The reason that people think that farmers are rich is mostly because they can be very profitable in a good year, making it seem as though they are becoming millionaires overnight, but one must remember the fact of input costs for the continuous production of crops is still in play no matter the type of produce. Even with all of this technology being implemented there also seems to be the ‘uneducated farmer’ stereotype as