Negatives Of Stereotyping

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Stereotyping can have a very negative impact on how we choose to see and communicate with others. Stereotyping is simply assuming or believing unfairly that all people with a particular characteristic are all the same. This can lead people to have a bias and even a lack of empathy when communicating with others. Stereotyping can also cause people to judge someone based on appearance and perceptions, before they have even met an individual. On the other hand, stereotypes can allow us to predict an individual’s behavior; a useful “trick” when it comes to communicating with other. Therefore, stereotyping can have both negative and positive drawbacks. According to our text (page 221) stereotyping is assuming that all members of a group have similar

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