Title: What Are Some Common Stereotypes, And Why? | Betterhelp
Headings: What Are Some Common Stereotypes, And Why?
What Are Some Common Stereotypes, And Why?
What Are Stereotypes?
You Are Not a Stereotype
Positive and Negative Stereotypes about Americans
Positive Stereotypes about Gay Men
Positive Stereotypes about Women
How to Cope with Being on the Receiving End of a Stereotype
Build Up Your Own Sense of Self
Open Up Communication and Demand Respect
Heal Emotional Trauma on BetterHelp
Counselor Reviews
Conclusion
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Content: One day, he meets a person of the other race for the first time, and the person looks angry. It could be because the person just fought with his wife, but our original person will assume the hostile look is meant for him, which thereby "confirms" the negative stereotype he holds. In this example, the first man can't help his bias. He may have had other negative interactions with people of the other race in the past, or he may have grown up hearing things from his family or seeing things on TV wherein a person of the other race was not nice to a person of his race. So, with these ideas already in his mind upon meeting the angry person, he thinks to himself that the stereotype is true when, in fact, he has only met one person. That person, to him, represents the entire race. Conquering the Stereotype
It may sound impossible to conquer our stereotypes but it can be done. Psychologists say that you can break the habit by paying attention to your behavior and then correcting it at the moment. For example, suppose you laugh at a joke that demeans someone's race or gender and then you feel bad about laughing at the joke. This can lead you to reevaluate your relationship with the person that told the joke, as well as with those who laughed at it.