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Stereotypes

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Stereotypes are widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing.

AP course connection

Topic 9.5: 9.5 Bias, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Unit 9
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