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 What are the main differences between Hall and Perkins' theories?

  • Hall believes that stereotyping is used to assert power while Perkins' theory is that some stereotypes are not always negative and that some can be positive and uplifting
  • Perkins' says that stereotypes can be seen in one's group while Hall thinks that the one in power or someone in a different "group" stereotypes another group

What are the advantages/disadvantages of each theory?

Hall

Advantages:
  • identifies what and who is targeted when stereotyping
  • identifies who can use stereotypes against others
  • identifies that stereotypes is mostly negative and puts a group of people into one category and focuses on that one area
Disadvantages:
  • not only minorities can be affected by stereotypes
Perkins

Advantages:
  • states that everyone can be stereotyped
  • not only stereotypes are negative 
  • one minority group can stereotype their own 
Disadvantages
  • people can take offfence to "not all stereotypes are negative" as they could have been directly stereotyped by other people

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