Stereotypes in Society, Blog by Luis Nunag

Gender stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people based solely on gender. Women are not excluded from this, in fact it is commonly seen in our own society. Below are a few stereotypes that women face in society. 1. A Women's Body Women are often told by society what to do with their body, hair, make up, etc, it's as if like they have created a "standard" for women. People also see this as women trying to impress their peers and other people around them when in fact most women to this for themselves. 2. Women Are Weaker and Need More Help Women are often seen as the weaker sex by society. They are seen as incapable of doing physical tasks around the workplace or even inside their own home. This stereotype sees women as needing a man to do physical work for them. 3. Women As Caretakers Women in today's society are sometimes seen as the main caretaker of the home and the children. This can be seen in different shows (for example, Dexte

Stereotypes are a widely believed idea or image people have that is put onto a person or a group of people. This is most common between ethnic groups, Asians are bad at driving, Mexicans are all illegals,White people are all racist, the list goes on. All stereotypes are generalizations, but all generalizations are not stereotypes. The main difference that separates  the two is that a generalization may only be thought of by a few people but a stereotype is widely known. The truth of stereotypes is that they are virtually never true. This is due to how some people stereotype a whole race but in reality, that one race can be split down into more ethnic groups (ex. Asian's can be broken down into Japanese people) that are completely different from each other. Even when you stereotype into those smaller ethnic groups, it is still not true, this is because no two people are completely the same, connecting stereotypes to skills and traits can never be true since people learn differ