Are blonds really dumb?
Blonds are dumb, foreigners lazy, women can’t do math. We continuously encounter such statements in our every-day lives – even if most people obviously wouldn’t take them seriously. Nevertheless, we often act towards others as if they were members of a particular group and nothing more. The bases for such behaviors are stereotypes and prejudices. Stereotypes are subjective views about the characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a particular group. They are overgeneralizations, whereby the members of a group are assigned certain characteristics – merely based on their group membership. Are Blondes Really Dumb? – In-Mind.org Of course, we don’t like to think of ourselves as prejudiced. We believe in equality between genders and races. We might joke about the dumb blond, but do we really believe it? Do we really think women can’t do math? Do we think Black Americans are more aggressive than White Americans? Most of us would probably answer no. While we hold egalitarian
