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- Stereotypes are generalized beliefs and expectations about social groups and their members.
- Stereotypes may be negative or positive.
- Stereotypes grow out of our tendency to categorize and organize the vast amount of information we encounter in our everyday lives.
- Stereotypes can lead to prejudice, the negative (or positive) evaluations of groups and their members.
- Common stereotypes and forms of prejudice involve racial, religious, and ethnic categories.
- Stereotypes have harmful consequences.
- Acting on negative stereotypes results in discrimination.
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