Title: 4 Reasons Why Stereotypes are Harmful and Destructive - The Dream Catcher
Headings: 4 Reasons Why Stereotypes are Harmful and Destructive
The Dream Catcher
4 Reasons Why Stereotypes are Harmful and Destructive
All teenagers are rebels.
Goths wear black clothes and are outcasts.
All blonds are unintelligent.
Women can’t drive as well as men.
All Asians are good at math.
Here are four reasons why stereotypes are harmful and destructive and how you can move away from them:
All my best on your journey,
Seline
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Content: The discrimination and mistreatment of others occurs when we fail to understand them and see things from their point of view. The truth is that we’re all complex beings with layers to our personality. We have been shaped by our basic, innate traits and our past experiences. When we label someone, we choose to remain ignorant to the possibility that there is a lot more to them than the common stereotypes. 2. We undermine the potential of others: Research has repeatedly proven that performance, and behavior in general, is greatly affected by what others think of you. When you subscribe to a certain stereotype, you’re essentially projecting your expectations onto others, something that most people are quick to pick up on. For example, if a teacher assumes that a student is academically incompetent based on a shy and quiet demeanor, it will show up in the teacher’s mannerisms. The shy student, if not self-aware and confident, will most likely live up to the labels given by the teacher because she will sense that the teacher does not believe in her.