Stereotypes

What is Stereotype?

A stereotype is a cognitive assumption.
Stereotypes are overgeneralizations toward groups of people based on their certain characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, age, gender, and sexual orientation.
Stereotypes can be positive (high expectation), and they are usually about one’s own group (e.g., women suggest they are less likely to complain about physical pain).
Stereotypes are negative (depersonalization) mostly, and they usually toward other groups (e.g., members of a dominant racial group suggest that a subordinate racial group is stupid or lazy).

What are the Impacts of Stereotype?

Emotions (e.g., a person’s race may affect the emotional response you have when that individual walks past you, sits next to you, approaches you, or strikes up a conversation with you).
Behaviours (e.g., you might choose a seat in class or when using public transportation based on what people look like).
Microaggressions (e.g., asking someone from another race where they are from as if to imply they must not be Canadian).
Being stereotyped affects decision-making and can lead to self-stereotyping.

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