What does small minded mean exactly?

Question

and does it make sense to say that a steriotypical person is small minded?

Answer 1

If a person is said to be "small-minded", they have a very narrow perception of things and are often not willing to be steered into looking at something from a different perspective.  It is the same as saying they are narrow-minded.  They are not interested in, or capable of, looking at the "big picture".

Answer 2

One of my favorite quotes...

Great minds discuss ideas...Average minds discuss events....Small minds discuss people.

it's very true =]

Answer 3

It means your thinking is limited to only a few things and you cannot think outside of the box.