Sociology / Unit 7 Soc 1070 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Model Minority Stereotype
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The idea
The model minority stereotype casts a group as reaching high educational and economic standing without challenging the existing order, and it is applied chiefly to Asian Americans.
In practice
The stereotype can mask individual struggle and reduce support for members who do not fit its pattern.
Where people slip
A seemingly positive stereotype still generalizes, and it can obscure discrimination the group actually experiences.
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