Stereotypes are thoughts about a group of people based on little evidence. They apply a general analysis to a group of people that isn't always necessarily true. Some stereotypes that are given to men or women, such as all men like sports or all women love to shop, can be true to an individual; but should not be given to the group as a whole.
Some stereotypes can be very upsetting to some people; ones that relate to race or culture especially. All Middle Eastern people are terrorists or all Americans are obese. These are obvious stereotypes that are not true. People use stereotypes to group certain types of people.
However, some stereotypes can be good such as Asians are good at math or Canadians are friendly. But most people think of stereotypes as a bad thing. The good ones are often missed.
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