t visited a Third World country, they believe many misconceptions to be true. In reality, these stereotypes are often wrong (51). They may apply in some instances, but they should not be considered factual. Stereotypes also work, to some extent, like self-fulfilling prophecy. When we meet someone for whom we have stereotyped ideas, we look for indications of behavior that confirm our notions and disregard all behavior that disagrees with our notions (52). Therefore, our prophecy about what they are like is confirmed. The stereotype becomes reality.Through establishing broad categories, creating immovable terms, and being mistakenly identified as facts, stereotypes often place inaccurate ideas in the persons minds. They have a huge impact on the thought process and ideas. As increasingly, more and more people become aware of this error, many of the stereotypes we now embrace will become obsolete....
