The point my paper tried to explain in my paper is how dangerous stereotypes could be. A simple statement to identify a person’s identity is simply misleading and something we should not rely on. I listed out the negative effects that stereotypes pose and why they matter. Throughout my paper, I’ve tried to explain how stereotypes are similar to stigmas, which is what I named the title of my paper after. Some of the effects are division, biased attention and decision, and mistreatment. After seeing the effects they have on society, it is clear to say that stereotypes are as dangerous as stigmas.
Completing this paper was a relief for me. When Lisa Blankenship gave us the initial project about a stereotype within a community, I was simply stumped. I had no idea what I would write about, but thankfully she changed it into a more manageable topic and I did it! It wasn’t easy to finish this project, but it was worth the efforts I put into the paper. It helped me learn more of how to integrate my sources into my paper and how to further develop my points.
