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- Stereotypes exist of various groups of people as found within American culture. These stereotypes may be disproportionately well known to people worldwide, due to the transmission of American culture and values via the export of American-made films and television shows. The United States has a population of nearly 340,000,000, and as a result of such a large population there are different ethnic groups within the nation that bring their own culture, beliefs and traditions with them. The United States formally recognizes 6 ethnic groups on the US census, those being, White, Black Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Amerindian/Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander. However, within these main 6 groups there are additional sub groups that have unique cultural characteristics that separate themselves from others. For instance Indian Americans can have a different culture than Korean Americans despite both being considered Asian Americans. Due to the numerous different cultures and groups in the United States is the development of stereotypes about those groups. A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Throughout the history of the United States stereotypes have been prevalent and have had a major impact on the ethnic groups in the country. (en)
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