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Social Categorization Humans are very efficient creatures and we use many tools to compress, utilize, and retain information. One of the tools that we use is termed social categorization. Social categorization describes a kind organization used by people to remember social interactions. By thinking of people as members of a group rather than as individuals one can simplify and recall information quickly. As social creatures, humans come in contact with many people of different colors, shapes, sizes, and genders so this categorization, to some degree, is useful. However, it also creates several social problems including, but not limited to: discrimination, prejudice, racism, and stereotyping. Social Categories, regardless of their negative aspects, serve a purpose. They are efficient. Imagine having to sift through a pile of papers, with no kind of order, to find one specific page of notes. How hard would that be? It is much better to have the...

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