Negative Effects Of Stereotyping In The Society

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Stereotyping and its negative impact
Nichol Anderson
Ashford University
PHI103: Informal Logic
Instructor: Victor Reppert

Abstract

Stereotyping provides a view which may be based on some truths/facts, but is often limited and biased. They tend to be a neat and convenient capsule summary slanted toward a view point of the creator. Other non-critical thinkers can be seduced by stereotypes which simplifies the world. The small element(s) of truth contained in the stereotype seem so obvious and create a hint of credibility. Non-critical thinkers accept the stereotype and may intentionally or unintentional perpetuate and spread. In the heat of the moment, stereotypes lend themselves to mob rule when emotions run high and reason seems to be on holiday. In some cases the emotions give way to fear, and fear is a very poor substance for leadership. The internment of Americans of Japanese descent in WWII is a case in point.

Stereotyping applied to the HIV crisis served to mask the true nature of the disease....labeling it as a "gays" only plague. Yet today, in many countries, the fastest rising number of HIV infections if among heterosexuals.

Involuntary euthanasia and nonvoluntary euthanasia, including euthanasia with substitute consent, are fundamentally unacceptable practices. Since they would not be under the control of the individual who is killed, they cannot be defended as increasing autonomy or personal choice. They would be impossible to implement in a manner that ensured that they were in the interest of the individuals whose lives were most directly