When people think of an ethnic or national group, their overall impression of the group is shaped more by the stereotype of the males from that group.

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This phenomenon is known as the "male stereotype bias" and has been found in research on perception of different cultural and ethnic groups. People tend to form their overall impression of a group based on the characteristics they associate with men from that group, rather than considering the diversity within the group.

When People Think of an Ethnic or National Group, Their