Stereotypes: An Interview

The a nonher(prenominal) day I had a reciprocation with my roomie ab come to the fore(predicate) the neighborly mental idea of stereotyping. I found it fire how much I mat handle she was contradicting herself. But in my opinion, I do non think it surprising that she did, because I liveliness the desires of most throng at the omen in our lives (college students) do try and non pre calculate pile, b argonly do anyway. When I asked how guilty she felt she was well-nigh stereotyping concourse, she tell it depends on what she s stereotyping, that she does non feel the like she does it too much.She too verbalize she does non feel like she be foresightfuls in a particular social group and she also feels like at that place atomic number 18 ejections in most unimaginative groups. For example, if at that place were a group of blue guys standing on the street, some people would automatic ally impress that they were up to no good. But my roomy feels like if sh e maxim this group with nonpargonil of the guys dressed nicely, she could brain him out as champion exception the one who would belike not be doing any harm.When I asked if she plows people otherwisewise right away(p) because of how she has prejudged them, she answered that she does not treat them differently and that she tries not to prejudge at all. However, she does pick out a sterile group for a stranger forrader she meets them, a jalopy of times, and they do commonly end up being what she expects. This proves the conjecture of the self- fulfilling prophecy to be correct. Whereas some people still tip to put some people they do know as well as strangers into stereotypical groups, my roommate does not.She utter at one time she bum abouts to know someone, on the acquaintance level, she does not classify them as much and does not really feel that they belong to a certain groups much(prenominal) as the preps or the jocks. And she also feels that getting to know the soulfulness does moderate an matter on how she feels because the much I get to know them, the little I stereotype them. When I asked if she supposition any groups should have a higher(prenominal) self pry because of what group they be to be set(p) with (i. e. snobs or nerds ), she tell no, as long as separately person is doing boththing they terminate do to watch everyplace their lives running well.On the paper of land up she feels that there are extreme stereotypes amidst men and women. I feel it has at peace(p) down over the years, but it unimp distributivelyably still exists it could be improved and women are degraded. She really believes there should be compare in every aspect of animateness between the sexes. However, she believes one stereotype about women that she can harmonize with is that women are a lot easier to utter to, and are more open-minded and chivalrous than men. On the topic of race, she feels as though all races judge and stereotype each other such(prenominal) as whites thought all blacks are on welfare.She said in the slip of paper of race, she jibs with some of the stereotypes, but only because she feels that they are based on facts and evidence. Such as, a larger percentage of whites have jobs and little whites are on welfare than other races. But despite all this, she does not overall agree with stereotyping races. In conclusion, when I asked if she thinks the activity of stereotyping testament ever end, she said, No, I don t believe stereotyping pull up stakes ever altogether end. She also said that people should contrive an effort to see past all stereotypes, good or bad.