(1)According to most social psychologists, stereotypes are basically false for three reasons. (2)First of all, they exaggerate the differences between groups (for example, Irishmen are drunks; Jews don’t drink), and they take no account of the millions of individual differences within groups. (3)Furthermore, they often carry the totally unproven assumption that the group’s behavior is biologically determined. (4)Third, many of the traits assigned through stereotyping are simply not there. (5)For example, contrary to popular opinion, homosexuals do not have a distinct personality type. (6)According to research, most homosexuals are indistinguishable from heterosexuals in personality as well as in manner and appearance. (7)Also, women are not the bad drivers many believe they are. (8)Every year the percentage of women drivers responsible for automobile accidents is much smaller than the percentage of male drivers causing accidents. The second major detail is signaled by the transition