Stereotypes are very interesting to me. They are so prevalent because us humans, all have a tendency to categorize others into either being like us or not like us. We also have a subconscious inclination to give preference to those people in the same age bracket, same race, and same gender as ourselves.
Stereotypes about individuals of low socioeconomic status are particularly difficult to overcome. At times, when a person is trying to overcome a certain stereotype placed over them, it actually causes the individual to be very aware of the stereotype-and by attempting to act opposite the stereotype, actually validates the stereotype...
