Cultural Stereotyping and its Effect on Power Balance in English and Arabic

Abstract

     Most individuals, especially adults, usually have a set of images which is completely stored in their minds. These images are utilized to stereotype a particular person or a specific social group whether in Western or Eastern culture, these images are stereotypes. Therefore, some people may often face difficulties to change their stereotype because it is categorized as an essential and obvious portion of human everyday life, especially in the way of judging others. Moreover, cultural stereotyping is usually happened out of an individual's knowledge, for this reason, it influences one's judgment whether positive or negative through revealing the way of behavior toward others.