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Stereotype
Generalized but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Stereotype (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Stereotypy.
In social psychology, a stereotype is a generalized belief about a particular category of people.[2] It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example, an expectation about the group's personality, preferences, appearance or ability. Stereotypes are often overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new information.[3] A stereotype does not necessarily need to be a negative assumption. They may be positive, neutral, or negative.
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