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When and why do we rely on stereotypes?
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When and why do we rely on stereotypes? Stereotyping has been a great topic of debate since the beginning of the 21st century with numerous experiments conducted in order to discover the underlying causes, motivations and situations under which they occur. As well as building an intricate and wide-ranging answer to these questions, the results have shown that it would prove difficult to generate a singular explanation as to why or when stereotypes are used owing to the many possible reasons and different circumstances in which they can be utilized (Hilton and Von Hippel 1996). It is for this reason that they have been described as overdetermined, as they are affected and governed by many underlying processes and influential factors (Mackie, Hamilton, Susskind, and Rosselli, 1996). Despite this, overall definitions have been produced, such as that by Lippmann (1922, as cited in Stangor and Schaller) stating that they are "pictures in...
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