• Explain what a stereotype is.

A stereotype is a popular belief about specific types of individuals or groups

• Say how and why we stereotype.

We as humans make prior judgements within meeting a person for the first time. We base these judgements on looks whether it be their ethnicity, the colour of their hair, what they are wearing or how they act. After these judgements have been made in our minds, we categorize them into different social groups. Once you make a judgement on someone it takes a long time for you to change your opinion about them.

• Briefly explain why the media uses stereotypes

The main reasons the media uses stereotyping is to keep us entertained because it gives us interesting things to talk about and to relate to with other people.