A Historical Overview of Stereotyping
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https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v31i1.1119Keywords:
stereotyping, stereotypes, history, era, culture, human societiesAbstract
Globalization, the process of increased interconnectedness among countries, in other words, unification and uniformity of cultures, lifestyles, and customs globally has become the core aim and modus operandi of today’s societies, by and large. Globalization is in different areas including culture. Although the globalizing machine imposes general standards and expectations while aiming at dismissing local beliefs, habits and rituals, and ethnic cultures, at times it still has not been able to annihilate traditional as well as national values and dogmas because of which cultural stereotypes emerge, regularly.
Nonetheless, stereotyping is not a new concept in human history. The goal of this article is to shed light on the origin and history of stereotyping throughout various periods and disciplines of human history while raising awareness about the urgency of safeguarding ethnic and local customs through stereotyping, amid globalizations.
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