Just in from Children's Hope chest blog
Stereotypes are typically seen by the average American as negative. That view can be seen in the media. However, people always stereotype. We have no way to process all the variables in public, whether in one's own country or in another. I recently stereotyped a person as educated and moral, and in conversation found out that person had deficiencies in thinking that were out of bounds for my ethics. No matter how hard we try, we will stereotype people.
"While striving to understand culture (both foreign cultures and the ones that influence us) we do need to keep in mind that no matter how many layers of a cultural onion we peel back, even the most sophisticated stereotypes are still stereotypes. Some elements of culture will always remain intangible or unclassifiable, and ultimately nobody and no culture will completely fit into any box".
http://www.hopechest.org/humble-and-active-learners/
Stereotypes are typically seen by the average American as negative. That view can be seen in the media. However, people always stereotype. We have no way to process all the variables in public, whether in one's own country or in another. I recently stereotyped a person as educated and moral, and in conversation found out that person had deficiencies in thinking that were out of bounds for my ethics. No matter how hard we try, we will stereotype people.
"While striving to understand culture (both foreign cultures and the ones that influence us) we do need to keep in mind that no matter how many layers of a cultural onion we peel back, even the most sophisticated stereotypes are still stereotypes. Some elements of culture will always remain intangible or unclassifiable, and ultimately nobody and no culture will completely fit into any box".
http://www.hopechest.org/humble-and-active-learners/
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