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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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