Stereotype
Stereotype is a blanket beliefs and expectations about members of certain groups that present an oversimplified opinion or prejudiced attitude. They go beyond necessary and useful categorizations and generalizations in that they are typically negative, are based on little information and are highly resistant to change.
See also: Anti-discrimination law; Discrimination; Gender; Harassment; Hostile Environment; Reasonable Person Standardant; Same-sex harassment; Sex; Sexual Harassment; Sexual harassment policy; Sexual misconduct; Sexual orientation; Single-incident sexual harassment; Tangible employment action; Third-party sexual harassment; Timeliness