Argumentative Essay On Stereotyping

Have you ever been stereotyped? Maybe called something rude or that you are exactly not. Or to be classified in a certain group. The definition of the word ´stereotype´ is: widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Stereotyping isn't liked by many, it can be a harmful practice and people should stop in my opinion. This overlooks individuality and small differences. Here is a quote that represents my opinion on what I overall think of stereotyping by singer Halsey; ¨I change who I am all the time because I'm a person, not a brand.¨ You cannot say something is true for every member of a group. Stereotypes divide people.

Stereotyping can perpetuate a divide. ¨I can think of at least two categories I've noticed Asian women fall into ´dragon lady´¨ quoted Christie from Penn State. Adding onto what Christie said,

There is another study that shows women don't go into the computer science field or math related fields. Why, do you ask? Because they are stereotyped to be ¨geeky¨ if specified in those fields. OR, it can be considered that ¨all women are bad at math¨ and it turns out to be a whole cycle. ¨ Research indicates that children in the United States come to understand race and ethnicity concepts between the ages of 3 and 4. At around age 6, children become accurate at sorting people by ethnicity. At around age 7 or 8, children understand that race and ethnicity do not change. By the second or third grade, then, children have an adult-like idea of what race and ethnicity are¨ - (McKown & Weinstein, 2003). ¨According to Margo Monteith, Ph.D., many children have definite and entrenched stereotypes about blacks, women, and other social groups by five years of age.¨ - (“Where bias begins: The truth about stereotypes,” Psychology Today, May/June 98.) As I stated though, there are some good examples or stereotypes that come out of the whole stereotyping