Stereotype

    A stereotype is a thought that may be adopted about specific of individuals or cetain ways of doing things,but that belief may or may not accurately reflect reality. However, this is only a fundamental psychological definition of a stereotype. Within and across different concepts and theories of stereotyping that provide their own expanded definition. Some of these definitions share commonalities, though each one may also harbor unique aspects that may complement or contradict the others.
      Stereotype content refers to the attributes that people think characterize a group. Studies of stereotype content examine what people think of others rather than the reason mechanisms involved in stereotyping.
        Why do we stereotype?  All stereotypes aren't negative.