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stereotypes  

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  • Stereotypes are rigid clusters of overly simplified social and cultural characteristics conjoined into a single, imagined identity or schematic theory used to label a social group and assess members' character, attitudes, and behaviors. They offer comfortable, convenient filters to make sense of complexity and are inherent in the act of social categorization and perception. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Stereotypes]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TL117V41-T

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