what is the definition of the term stereotype
Stereotype A stereotype is defined as " a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people".[1] Stereotypes are generalized because one assumes that the stereotype is true for each individual person. When stereotyping it concludes members of a group to all have shared traits.[2] The stereotype "Women do not play video games"[3] this may be believed as this being true only because gaming tends to be male-dominated. Stereotypes can create ignorance by generalizing individuals of a group to be all the same.[4] Stereotypes create a barrier that leads to prejudice, making one assume they know a person just based on a stereotype.[4]
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft The Gemeinschaft–Gesellschaft dichotomy was proposed by Tönnies as a purely conceptual tool rather than as an ideal type in the way it was used by Max Weber to accentuate the key elements of a historic/social change. According to the dichotomy, social ties can be categorized, on one hand, as belonging to personal social interactions, and the roles, values, and beliefs based on such interactions (Gemeinschaft, German, commonly translated as "community"), or on the other hand as belonging to indirect interactions, impersonal roles, formal values, and beliefs based on such interactions (Gesellschaft, German, commonly translated as "society").[2]