Stereotypes In Campus

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Stereotypes are seen everywhere, but where people see them the most is in teenagers and young adults. The teenage society is very judgemental and puts stereotypes on a lot of other teens. Eventually, those students live up to their stereotypes and stick to them for most of their lives. They have been seen more from this age group because of the actions of others. Stereotypes can hurt other people’s feelings and ruin their lives, and there is a lot on school campuses.

I see a lot of stereotypes on my school campus, but the stereotype I see the most is the popularity stereotype. There are popular students almost everywhere on campus. Other students see “popular” students everywhere too. I surveyed students and asked what stereotype they see the most on campus. A few of the students said they see the “popular” stereotype as well. Some students may be considered “popular” but they don’t have to be labeled that. All people have a different opinion to what they label others as. …show more content…

This stereotype is associated to people who are very intelligent and get good grades. I surveyed students and asked if they think they fit into a stereotype. One respondant in my survey described himself as most of the smart people stereotypes. There are a lot of smart people out there in the world, but there are other words to describe them as. For example, there are the words intelligent, sharp-witted, brainy, and of course smart. Nerd is a word that can be used in different ways. It can be used in a positive and negative way. However, it is usually used in a negative way. People use the word nerd as a way to make fun of someone, so to keep people from getting made fun of because of their intelligence, we should just stop calling them

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