Merits and Problems of Stereotypes
It is better to rely on stereotypes than to enter into a relationship with someone from another culture without any idea of what they believe in. This essay shows that relying on stereotypes is important and also has problems.
There are various merits associated with relying on stereotypes than entering into a relationship with people from different cultures with any idea of their behavior, beliefs, and customers. To begin with, stereotyping is important in the workplace because it provides full information of a person in case there are any non-observable characteristics. Essential information about a person is provided no unexpected information can be given. Also, through stereotyping, information can be well organized by placing the people into different categories (McFarlane, 2013). This is important because a person once stereotyped is seen for what he/she can contribute to the business and not what he/she is. Further, stereotypes help us to be quickly responsive to different situations due to similar experience before. They are also helpful because they help us respond well to meeting new people. Additionally, stereotypes bring about self-esteem and help one not to be anxious. This is done by placing one into his\her own group and others into groups considered normal. It gives one a sense of worth. Furthermore, through stereotyping, people are considered to have the abilities and characteristics the members of that group have (McFarlane, 2013). It brings about explanations of other people’s behavior and represents social classification. Again, through stereotyping, people are able to enter into their own groups and this makes them have a sense of belonging.