It doesn't matter what the group is.It could be a religious group such as Christians or Muslims.It could be Atheists or Agnostics.It could black, white, Asian, or Arab.It could be Straight, gay, bisexual, or asexual.It could be anyone of any group.
Have we as a society not yet learned that while many people may follow one behaviour or another that stereotypically fits into one group or another that does not automatically mean that "all" members of that group do that same thing?
2007-02-23 21:10:50 · 3 answers · asked by Demopublican 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Examples of what I mean:
All Christians are rednecks
All gays girly
All Muslims are terrorists
All Atheists call out to God before they die
All Asians have small.. Well, you get the idea of what I mean. I hope.
2007-02-23 21:14:10 · update #1
Because "all" people are ignorant ethnocentrists.
2007-02-23 21:15:54 · answer #1 · answered by Derrick_k 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference between stereotyping and prejudice.
Stereotyping is to use a category to explain or cope with. I.e. White Van Man, must keep away from them when driving because they are bad drivers and very inconsiderate. = Arrr but I've just met one and she is a great driver and very cautious.
Prejudice is to then say - "But of course she was only putting on an act to fool me."
2007-02-23 21:27:44 · answer #2 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throughout your life you will gain a collective concience of all the people you met everyone does it whatever behaviors you come across you will remember it and you will see others in that sect doing the same thing there ya go you got a steriotype not all of us do a certain thing in the sect just meens thats whats associated with the group
2007-02-23 21:18:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋