EAN: 9783954892402

DECONSTRUCTING THE STEREOTYPE RECONSIDERING IND...

Stereotypes are mere pictures in our heads . Prejudice and suspicion against all that is
perceived of as different give rise to cultural stereotypes. Creating stereotypes also involves
connecting the created categories with values  equipping the categories with an ideational
label. Thus  stereotypes often contain the presupposition that one s own group represents the
normal  or even universal and that one s own culture and its socially construed concepts of
reality is superior and normative in relation to other cultures and world-views. The
stereotypes are not just one person s private attitude but are always shared with a larger
socio-cultural group. Stereotypes result in simplifications that prevent people from seeing the
otherized individuals as they truly are. This book  aims at transgressing the boundaries of the
strategically generated stereotyped image of a homogenous Indian culture. Rather  by
highlighting the marginalised issues related to class  caste and gender  this book  by citing
examples of select Indian literary and cinematic representations  argues that the stigma
related to the non-conformist  alternative minority identities  is baseless and fraudulent.

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