stereotype

over-generalized belief about a particular category of people; often used in literature and films as means to emphasize characters
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stereotype

Summary

stereotype is a type of bias[1]. stereotype draws 1,948 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_bias category, ranking #3 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • stereotype's instance of is recorded as type of bias[3].
  • stereotype's instance of is recorded as belief[4].
  • stereotype's instance of is recorded as mental image[5].
  • stereotype is a type of cognitive bias[6].
  • stereotype's Commons category is recorded as Stereotypes[7].
  • stereotype is the opposite of counterstereotype[8].
  • stereotype's has cause is recorded as reduction of complexity[9].
  • stereotype's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stereotypes[10].
  • stereotype's Commons gallery is recorded as Stereotypes[11].
  • stereotype's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • stereotype's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[13].
  • stereotype's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[14].
  • stereotype's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[15].
  • stereotype's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of bias[3], belief[4], and mental image[5]. stereotype is a type of cognitive bias[6]. stereotype is the opposite of counterstereotype[8].

Why It Matters

stereotype draws 1,948 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_bias category, ranking #3 of 18).[2] stereotype has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] stereotype is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 4165944
    Aliases
    Subclass of cognitive bias
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12677, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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