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stereotypester‧e‧o‧type1 /ˈsteriətaɪp, ˈstɪər- $ ˈster-, ˈstɪr-/ ●●○ noun [countable] stereotype1Origin: 1700-1800 French stéréotype, from Greek stereos ( ➔ STEREO2) + French type - Charles quite plainly did not fit the stereotype of a successful, high powered businessman.
- racial stereotypes
- The film is full of stereotypes: a stupid blonde, a fat American tourist, and a gay man with huge muscles.
- the racial stereotype of Asian girls as quiet and hard-working
- They rejected the sexual stereotype of blue for a boy and pink for a girl, and dressed their baby in other colors instead.
- At 41, Craig Benson would seem to be the stereotype of a Steve Forbes supporter, which he decidedly is not.
- Gone is the stereotype of a pothead hippie.
- Here the universe of the stereotype is starkly revealed in all its mechanical and mercantile glory.
- Looked at more closely, the stereotype dissolves.
- Real skins are much less coherent than the stereotype.
- Still, old stereotypes and perceptions die hard on the other side of the desk.
- The film explores alternative sexuality with coy eroticism and a brazen wit, but without resorting to degrading stereotypes.
a typical person or thing► typical · With his shorts and camera around his neck, he looked like a typical tourist. · "Is there a typical New York breakfast?" "Bagels and coffee." · On a typical day, the president receives more than 4,500 letters.· a typical American diner, with twangy-voiced waitresses and vinyl boothstypical of · This painting is typical of Manet's portraits of Morisot - a beautiful woman, gazing sadly out at the viewer. ► representative formal someone or something that is representative of the group that they belong to is typical of it, and shows what the others in the group are like: representative of: · These paintings are representative of the kind of work being done by young artists nowadays.· Would you say that his views were representative of the majority of French voters?representative sample: · For our survey we asked a representative sample of voters to give us their opinions. ► archetypal the archetypal person or thing is the most typical example of that kind of person or thing, and has all their most important qualities: · Indiana Jones is the archetypal adventure hero.· the archetypal pushy Hollywood mother ► classic a classic example of something is a very typical and very good example of it: classic of: · The misunderstanding was nobody's fault and was a classic example of bad communication.· The invention of the X-ray was a classic case of discovering something by accident.· She made the classic mistake of trying to drive away without releasing the hand brake. ► textbook case/example a situation in which things happen in a very typical and expected way: textbook case/example of: · The Apple Computer company was a textbook case for business schools about how two guys working out of a garage could change the world.· This is a textbook example of how Hollywood undermines its best ideas, by insisting on happy endings, even when they are completely implausible. ► stereotype a fixed idea which most people have in their minds about what people of a particular type or from a particular country are like, but which is not actually true: · The film is full of stereotypes: a stupid blonde, a fat American tourist, and a gay man with huge muscles.stereotype of: · Charles quite plainly did not fit the stereotype of a successful, high powered businessman.racial/sexual stereotype: · They rejected the sexual stereotype of blue for a boy and pink for a girl, and dressed their baby in other colors instead.· the racial stereotype of Asian girls as quiet and hard-working ADJECTIVES/NOUN + stereotype► racial/racist stereotypes· The novel has been criticized for reinforcing racial stereotypes. ► cultural stereotypes· His jokes often depend on cultural stereotypes. ► national stereotypes· Such cartoons show how persistent national stereotypes are. ► sexual/gender stereotypes· Feminists justifiably object to these sexual stereotypes. ► an old/traditional stereotype· Many people still believe that old stereotype. ► a popular/common stereotype· Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest. ► a negative stereotype· We should avoid negative stereotypes regarding the performance of older workers. verbs► fit/conform to a stereotype (=be like the usual idea of something)· He doesn’t fit the stereotype of a Stanford student. ► reinforce a stereotype (=make a stereotype stronger by showing or describing someone in the usual way)· Charities for older people must be careful not to reinforce harmful stereotypes. ► challenge a stereotype (=be different from the usual idea of something)· These young women want to challenge gender stereotypes. ► a gender stereotype (=a fixed idea of what men or women are like)· The characters in the novel were criticized for being gender stereotypes. ADJECTIVE► cultural· The cultural stereotype of cattle stealing as an exciting, adventurous activity may also have contributed to its acceptance.· Academic Standards: A self-fulfilling effect of cultural stereotypes is diminished expectations.· The most successful advertising campaigns have targeted cultural stereotypes by associating contraception with virility. ► negative· A number of negative stereotypes continue to exist regarding the performance of older workers.· I thought that we should destroy the negative stereotypes about public housing residents.· Such negative stereotypes are often reinforced by pervasive media images which portray the young as capable and glamorous.· Is it a consciously ironic reversal of the negative stereotype of blacks?· The leading engineers and managers who were involved in these consultations often retained strong negative stereotypes of the civil service. ► old· Fresh substance is given to old stereotypes.· But in Disney movies, the old stereotypes are alive and well and beautifully animated, Giroux says.· Still, old stereotypes and perceptions die hard on the other side of the desk.· He talked about Hollywood, and the old racial stereotypes in the movies.· Are feminists just repeating old stereotypes? ► popular· Policy implications Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest.· But they are not as affluent as popular stereotypes suggest.· Contrary to the popular stereotype, they take care to dress smartly, according to current youth fashions.· The perceptions and attitudes are being analysed at various levels ranging from intellectual appreciation to popular stereotypes. ► racial· Contrary to racial stereotypes, Georg has a sense of humour.· The novel has been criticized for being offensive to blacks and for reinforcing racial stereotypes.· With others we have prejudicial associations at the level of racial stereotypes.· He talked about Hollywood, and the old racial stereotypes in the movies. VERB► conform· The problem is, however, that real history rarely conforms to later stereotypes.· I don't need to conform to a prevailing stereotype in the search for distinguished and illustrious positions. ► fit· But everyone knows real old people who do not fit the stereotypes: so discarding follows.· In this era of lawyer-bashing, he hardly fits the stereotype of the senior partner in a big, big firm. a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrueracial/sexual/cultural etc stereotype racist stereotypes in the mediastereotype of women who don’t fit the stereotype of the good motherstereotype about stereotypes about the elderly—stereotypical /ˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkəl, ˌstɪər- $ ˌster-, ˌstɪr-/ adjective: the stereotypical Californian – tall, fit, and tanned—stereotypically /-kli/ adverbCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + stereotyperacial/racist stereotypes· The novel has been criticized for reinforcing racial stereotypes.cultural stereotypes· His jokes often depend on cultural stereotypes.national stereotypes· Such cartoons show how persistent national stereotypes are.sexual/gender stereotypes· Feminists justifiably object to these sexual stereotypes.an old/traditional stereotype· Many people still believe that old stereotype.a popular/common stereotype· Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest.a negative stereotype· We should avoid negative stereotypes regarding the performance of older workers.verbsfit/conform to a stereotype (=be like the usual idea of something)· He doesn’t fit the stereotype of a Stanford student.reinforce a stereotype (=make a stereotype stronger by showing or describing someone in the usual way)· Charities for older people must be careful not to reinforce harmful stereotypes.challenge a stereotype (=be different from the usual idea of something)· These young women want to challenge gender stereotypes. |