From "Negative Racial Stereotypes and their Effect on Attitudes Toward African Americans:" From where are racial stereotypes constructed? A. From observation of all members of the same race and listing things that they have in common, like curly hair. B. From biological science C. From beliefs that all members of the same race share given characteristics. These attributed characteristics are usually negative
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This is because stereotypes are often based on generalizations and do not take into account individual differences. Secondly, racial stereotypes are not constructed from biological science. While there are biological differences between different racial groups, Show more…
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