How do you define the term stereotyping?

Question

where did it came from?

what is the connection of it's meaning to the term itself?

Answer 1

Basically saying something that is so false. I have no idea where stereotyping came from.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

See my answer to your previous question. The word is French in origin and is made up of "stereo" meaning firm or established and "type" meaning example.  

Answer 4

I look at stereotyping from a cognitive perspective.  Your mind creates categories to save room in the short term memory so that you don't have to really think about people or objects when you first encounter them.  These categories become stereotypes when you're talking about people, such as blondes who become "dumb blondes."  This stereotyping also serves to save space in the short term memory and isn't always bad.  When stereotyping turns bad is when it is too broadly applied and people create prejudices from stereotypes.  

I'm not sure how well I explained this, but there's a link in sources that should be pretty accurate.

Answer 5

I suppose the term 'stereotyping' may have started out with 'generalizing'...and they're both, equally, just as misleading...

Generalizing is taking a noticeable 'quality' and applying it to every 'character'...for example:  Humans, generally, have spines...generalization would say ALL humans have spines.  THAT is NOT true...some people may be born without spines...and that, in itself, disproves the 'generalization'...so not ALL people have spines.  Stereotyping is very similar.  One 'stereotypes' g**s by thinking g**s have limp wrists.  ASSUMING all g**s have limp wrists, while imaginable, isn't factual.  All g**s do NOT have limp wrists...  Stereotyping goes a bit farther than 'generalizing' because it tries to pick up ALL of the traits...for example:  limp wrists, lisps, effeminate, frail, shy, weak, etc...  When one 'thinks' about it...one or more of those attributes 'could be' true...but, it is also possible that NONE of those attributes are true...  That's why we, as supposedly intelligent human beings, are encouraged not to buy into 'generalizations' or 'stereotyping'...as both are 'signs' of error...

Answer 6

It means to have a general prejudicial image of a certain group and believe that everyone in that group fits the image. It's mean and nasty.

Without looking it up, my guess is that the term comes from the "stereoscope," a 3D image viewer popular about a century ago. It made images look bigger than life. Stereotyping takes a simple prejudged idea and makes it cover the entire group.

Answer 7

Placing someone in a predetermined category due to appearance, or beliefs.