Mexican American Stereotypes

We categorize based on what society tells us about that certain race or group. For example, society tells us that Mexicans are unintelligent, lazy, or even criminals, but if someone personally knows someone that is Mexican then they will know that this is not true. There is always someone in each race or group that can be unintelligent, lazy, or a criminal. Society sometimes sticks to old stereotypes on some or most races. “On this view, Stereotypes contain information about social groups, including typical and striking group properties, as well as facts about what group members “ought” to be like” (Beeghly, 677). Although not all stereotypes may be true, that does not mean that none of them are wrong. There are some lazy people in every group.