Name : RAZANADRAKOTOARISOA Tiavina ECG407

Date : March 12, 2020

Group 2

M2 Macroeconomics

Informative / Powerpoint Speech Formal Outline

TITLE : The Causes of Stereotypes

GENERAL PURPOSE : To inform the audience about the causes of stereotypes.

SPECIFIC PURPOSE : To inform the audience about what’s a stereotype and what are the
causes of stereotypes.

THESIS/MAIN IDEA : Stereotypes are mostly caused by environmental social factors and by
ourselves.

INTRODUCTION

BODY

1 ) What’s a stereotype ?

A) Definition
B) Type of stereotypes ( + examples)

2 ) How stereotypes are formed ?

A) Social learning theory

B) Stereotypes from Direct Experience
C) Our brain mecanism

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Baize, M. (2013). " Critical Thinking: A User's Manual," by Debra Jackson and Paul Newberry.

Plous, S. (2003). The psychology of prejudice, sterotyping, and discrimination: An overview.

‘What are the causes of stereotypes?’, Hope College Blog Network, 2015.
Available at : https://blogs.hope.edu/getting-race-right/our-context-where-we-are/the-history-we-
inhaled/what-are-the-causes-of-stereotypes/