A stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice A prejudice is a prejudgement: i.e. a preconceived belief, opinion, or judgment made without ascertaining the facts of a case. The word prejudice is most commonly used to refer to a preconceived judgment toward a group of people or a single person because of race, social class, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, political beliefs , religion, line" are often confused with many other different meanings. Stereotypes are standardized and simplified conceptions of groups, based on some prior assumptions.

A stereotype can be deemed 'positive', or 'negative'.

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Galena mayor apologizes for using offensive word at council meeting

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Mayor Dale Oglesby during last Monday night's Galena City Council meeting twice used a term that carries a negative stereotype of Jews. ...
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