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Stereotype In social psychology, a stereotype is defined as “...a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people.” Stereotypes are generalized because one assumes that the stereotype is true for each individual person. When stereotyping it concludes members of a group to all have shared traits. The stereotype "Women do not play video games" this may be believed as this being true only because gaming tends to be male-dominated. Stereotypes can create ignorance by generalizing individuals of a group to be all the same. Stereotypes create a barrier that leads to prejudice. making one assume they know a person just based on a stereotype. Juniebug77 (talk) 16:31, 2 March 2018 (UTC)Juniebug77 (talk) 18:45, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

Social functions: self-categorization Stereotypes can emphasize a person’s group membership in two steps: Stereotypes emphasize the person’s similarities with ingroup members on relevant dimensions, and also the person’s differences from outgroup members on relevant dimensions.[23]People change the stereotype of their ingroups and outgroups to suit context. [3][23] Once an outgroup treats an ingroup member badly, they are more drawn to the members of their own group. This can be seen as members with in a group are able to relate to each other though a stereotype because of identical situations. A person can embrace a stereotype to avoid humiliation such as failing a task and blaming it on a stereotype.

Juniebug77 (talk) 06:47, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Stereotypes are common in various cultural media, where they take the form of dramatic stock characters. The instantly recognizable nature of stereotypes mean that they are effective in advertising and situation comedy.

Media stereotypes of women first emerged in the early 20th century. Various stereotypic depictions or "types" of women appeared in magazines, including Victorian ideals of femininity, the New Woman, the Gibson Girl, the Femme fatale, and the Flapper.[88]

Some contemporary studies indicate that racial, ethnic and cultural stereotypes are still widespread in Hollywood blockbuster movies.[89] Portrayals of Latin Americans in film and print media are restricted to a narrow set of characters. Latin Americans are largely depicted as sexualized figures such as the Latino macho or the Latina vixen, gang members, (illegal) immigrants, or entertainers. By comparison, they are rarely portrayed as working professionals, business leaders or politicians.[90]

Stereotypes are also common in video games, with women being portrayed as stereotypes such as the "damsel in distress" or as sexual objects (see Gender representation in video games). Studies show that minorities are portrayed most often in stereotypical roles such as athletes and gangsters (see Racial representations in video games).

In literature and art, stereotypes are clichéd or predictable characters or situations. Throughout history, storytellers have drawn from stereotypical characters and situations to immediately connect the audience with new tales.

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