Stereotypes and Their Effects
Imagine a specific group of people. Let's call them"Xenrovians." People beliefs about a typical Xenrovian. They say, "He's Xenrovian, so he probably belongs to the upper class, thinks that expensive name-brand products are important, and is not very mentally aware. But he's really good at golf." most people with these beliefs do not know any Xenrovians, or maybe they met a menrovian once. Their beliefs are stereotypes-generalized ideas about a group of people. Some stereotypes are positive(for example, "good at golf"), and some are negative(for example, not very mentally aware"), but all share one characteristic: they are too general, so they are usually wrong. There are stereotypes of races(white, black, etc.), ethnic groups(people of different cutures), ages(young, old), and both genders. Several universities are studying the effects of stereotypes on people during tests of ability. Psychologists and sociologist want to know the answer to this question: What is the influence of stereotypes on the targets of those stereotypes for example, on xenrovins? An article in Newsweek magazine gives the results of these studies.