Gender Stereotypes: Definition, Examples And Analysis

Stereotyping is generally a form of categorization. Ross Davis of study.com defines gender stereotypes to be over-generalizations about the characteristics of an entire group based on gender. An article published March 09, 2015, in NoBullying.com on Gender Stereotypes: Definition, Examples and Analysis, gender stereotyping is defined as overgeneralization of characteristics, differences and attributes of a certain group based on their gender. In other words, gender stereotypes are general conclusions on the roles expected of each gender type. Gender stereotypes, though, have been popularly perceived as having negative connotations, they can also have positive ones as well. Keith B. Maddox, PhD (April 2006), in his science briefs on 'Rethinking Racial Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination', describes racial categorization as reflecting the process of placing people into distinct groups based on variation in phenotypic physical features of the face and body such as skin color, hair color and texture, eye shape, nose width, and lip fullness. Racial stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination reflect the human tendencies to conceptualize and value certain configurations of phenotypic features differently, and act on these thoughts and feelings in our interactions with members of racial categories. Ethnic stereotypes are simplified and often misleading representations of the characteristics of members of a given ethnic group. …show more content…
An example of female gender stereotype is that girls and for that matter women, are supposed to wear dresses, serve food, and take care of babies. A male gender stereotype is that men are supposed to do the dirty jobs and anything that requires muscle. They are also supposed to go to work and provide for the family. Africans are mostly uneducated due to their ignorance of the importance of education could well be a racial or ethnic