The bagger automatically carried heavy grocery orders to the car for women because he assumed they couldn't do heavy lifting. His feelings about women are an example of paternalistic prejudice.

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Paternalistic prejudice refers to the belief that a group (in this case, women) needs to be protected or taken care of by another group (in this case, men) due to perceived inferiority or weakness. The bagger assuming that women cannot handle heavy lifting and therefore automatically carrying their groceries is an example of this type of prejudice.

The Bagger Automatically Carried Heavy Grocery Orders to the Car