I need some help with some example where it would be legitimate in stereotyping and grouping?

Answer 1

I looked at those site. It's not helping me answer the question. My question is how can grouping and stereotyping can both be legimate in some instances.

Answer 2

When separating men and women dressing rooms at the gym, or at work, I would probably stereotype and group women vs men.

Answer 3

Also do you or anyone think stereotypes are based of fact but not true, or have no bearing on the truth whatsoever?

Answer 4

It's a stereotype that "Asian" students do better in school than whites, blacks, etc. Now ... if someone were to study the reasons why and find a way to use those ideas to help other kids do well, it might help.

However, lumping together all people whose ancestors have come from somewhere in the Orient is a bad idea. Not all are education-oriented; some are in gangs; etc.

So you'd have to be careful how it's phrased, and you'd have to have facts to back up your statement -- SAT scores, university entrance rates, etc.

Answer 5

If I were planning to eat at an Italian or Thai restaurant, I'd expect to see many dishes representing that ethnicity. As a woman, I do not walk in certain neighborhoods at night because of their reported high crime rates.

Answer 6

Stereotypes are often like white lies: a smidgen of truth, wrapped in a damn lie. Other times stereotypes are just plain damn lies.