| It may be overused, but that's true of any word that sums up a rather complex concept into a single term. Why type an entire sentence when a single word will suffice? It isn't true, though, that's it's ill defined:
Stereotypes are ideas held about members of particular groups, based solely on membership in that group. They are often considered to be negative or prejudicial and may be used to justify certain discriminatory behaviors. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypical |