Stereotype Threat To African Americans

Stereotype threat is when a group of member is negatively stereotyped. This leads to putting pressure on the group of member and affecting their performances. Because of stereotype threat, the victims are underperformed. Witnessing an ordinary African American guy going to graduate school made the white people uncomfortable because of how they stereotypically view the African American. African American are usually stereotyped as someone who are menace to society. Because of this, people tend to avoid them at all cost and judge them for who they are.