AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A stereotype is a widely held, simplified, and essentialist belief about a specific group. Groups are often stereotyped on the basis of sex, gender identity, race and ethnicity, nationality, age, socioeconomic status, language, and so forth. Stereotypes are deeply embedded within social institutions and wider culture.

Detailed explanation-2: -A stereotype is an over-simplified and unjustified opinion about others. It is problematic because it ignores diversity among individuals. Stereotypes are intentional because images are created and fixed on people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the examples of a stereotype (based on gender) are: Girls are emotional, soft spoken and gentle. Girls are good at dance, cooking and painting.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stereotypes are characteristics that society instinctively attributes to groups of people to classify them according to age, weight, occupation, skin colour, gender, etc. Sexual stereotyping involves associating girls and boys with separate and, at times, opposing sets of characteristics.