Stereotypes Prejudice and Beyond
4.1 Stereotypes
Stereotypes are mentally constructed simplifications of groups of people, events, and things while compartmentalizing, which can either be positive or negative during overgeneralization.
All people from Africa are black. All black Africans are poor and barbaric. All Thai students cheat during exams. Professors don’t make mistakes, and their students are academically excellent. Many Thai people have the perception that all foreigners are rich.