

Groups are often stereotyped on the basis of sex, gender identity, race and ethnicity, nationality, age, socioeconomic status, language, and so forth. Gender Mainstreaming in Decision-MakingĪ stereotype is a widely held, simplified, and essentialist belief about a specific group.Overemphasizing Sex Differences as a Problem.Not Considering Sex Differences as a Problem.Rethinking Language and Visual Representations.Rethinking Standards and Reference Models.Analyzing Factors Intersecting with Sex and Gender.Rethinking Research Priorities and Outcomes.I have avoided attempting to stereotype you and the life you lead.Teachers often stereotype kids who speak with strong regional accents.One particularly gifted black student refused to be stereotyped into teaching only ESOl and literacy by potential employers.I guess I have to refrain from stereotyping fraternities now.There is a tendency to stereotype childless women as being hard and career-orientated.As with the stereotyping and stigmatizing of welfare recipients, views about teenage childbearing are frequently extraordinarily simplistic.There may be tendencies to stereotype a scholar and thus ignore his highly creative experience.stereotyping noun - stereotyped adjective → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus stereotype Grammar Stereotype is often used in the passive. stereotype stereotype 2 verb TYPICAL to decide unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social class be stereotyped as something Homeless people are stereotyped as alcoholics or addicts. Contrary to racial stereotypes, Georg has a sense of humour.The cultural stereotype of cattle stealing as an exciting, adventurous activity may also have contributed to its acceptance.The most successful advertising campaigns have targeted cultural stereotypes by associating contraception with virility.He talked about Hollywood, and the old racial stereotypes in the movies.With others we have prejudicial associations at the level of racial stereotypes.Academic Standards: A self-fulfilling effect of cultural stereotypes is diminished expectations.Real skins are much less coherent than the stereotype.Here the universe of the stereotype is starkly revealed in all its mechanical and mercantile glory.Gone is the stereotype of a pothead hippie.Charles quite plainly did not fit the stereotype of a successful, high powered businessman.Looked at more closely, the stereotype dissolves.At 41, Craig Benson would seem to be the stereotype of a Steve Forbes supporter, which he decidedly is not.the racial stereotype of Asian girls as quiet and hard-working.Still, old stereotypes and perceptions die hard on the other side of the desk.The film explores alternative sexuality with coy eroticism and a brazen wit, but without resorting to degrading stereotypes.challenge a stereotype (=be different from the usual idea of something ) These young women want to challenge gender stereotypes.

reinforce a stereotype (=make a stereotype stronger by showing or describing someone in the usual way ) Charities for older people must be careful not to reinforce harmful stereotypes. verbs fit/conform to a stereotype (=be like the usual idea of something ) He doesn’t fit the stereotype of a Stanford student. a negative stereotype We should avoid negative stereotypes regarding the performance of older workers. a popular/common stereotype Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest. an old/traditional stereotype Many people still believe that old stereotype. sexual/gender stereotypes Feminists justifiably object to these sexual stereotypes. national stereotypes Such cartoons show how persistent national stereotypes are. cultural stereotypes His jokes often depend on cultural stereotypes. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrue racial/sexual/cultural etc stereotype racist stereotypes in the media stereotype of women who don’t fit the stereotype of the good mother stereotype about stereotypes about the elderly - stereotypical / ˌsteriəˈtɪpɪk əl, ˌstɪər- $ ˌster-, ˌstɪr- / adjective the stereotypical Californian – tall, fit, and tanned - stereotypically / -kli / adverb COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + stereotype racial/racist stereotypes The novel has been criticized for reinforcing racial stereotypes. ○ noun TYPICAL TYPE a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stereotype ster‧e‧o‧type 1 / ˈsteriətaɪp, ˈstɪər- $ ˈster-, ˈstɪr- /
