Question

• What influence might stereotype threat have on an individual? What might this influence in their life? Why?

Answer 1

Stereotype threat is an unpleasant situation in which individual feel themselves conforming to the stereotype among their social group.

It is been argued to show a negativity on individuals who belong to this group disorganised group.

The effect of stereotype on an individual are:

* individual becomes anxious in his performance

* decreases the working capacity by reducing the memory of doing

* it it makes them blame themselves for all the failures they have faced

* the behaviours become more violent due to the anxiety reaction which is not expressed.

* after long exposure it also makes the individual feel dis identification about himself or herself.

The stereotype will completely influence their life due to the qualities what they possess will not help them Foster a better harmonious life, thus it hinders from their daily activities to even the highest point of their career which makes themselves been isolated from the society.

This changes their lifestyle pattern wereby some times they acquire the psychiatric symptoms and lack self health conscious.

Thus the persistent discrimination of stereotype threats will completely alter the human haemostasis.process and leads to many of physical, physiological and psychological problems.