The Social Cognition Approach to Stereotypes and Its Application to Teaching

Authors

  • Margaret Matlin SUNY Geneseo Author

Abstract

A humorist once said that there are two categories of people in the world: those who divide everything into two categories and those who do not. This article will argue that the humorist was wrong. We all show strong tendencies to categorize, though we sometimes use more than two categories. In particular, we simplify our social world by dividing people into categories on the basis of gender, race, age, and other personal characteristics.

Published

2024-03-23