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Publication: EContent
Publication Date: 01-JAN-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Stereotypes simplify social situations. Old person wise, young person foolhardy; tall person better basketball player, guy with pocket-protector better with computers; and policeman good, robber bad (or vice versa, depending on your perspective). Imagine all the hard work you'd have to do if...

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...you sincerely evaluated every individual you encountered, well, individually. So stereotypes serve as shortcuts for the socially lazy. But as my grandma used to say, "Anything worth doing is hard."

While stereotypes may have some granules of truth at their core, so much context informs human interaction that split-second judgments can do a lot more harm than good. It might be a nearly insurmountable task to evaluate and relate to each person one encounters, but it's worth the effort, particularly when trying to form significant relationships.

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