STEREOTYPING

 

“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
― Bette Davis

 

“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion

 

 We as a human always practice the stereotyping. But please not to be confused with a stereotypy. A definition of stereotyping is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain 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 psychology disciplines, there are 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.

                For example as a girl, we always set in our mind that our boyfriends need to treat us all the time even though they are not supposes to do so. In fact, we are not supposes to think in that particular way but that is our stereotyping behavior. Maybe we already try our hard to avoid this particular behavior but it doesn’t work because that is our own identity. So, just let it be. =)