| Description |
xvi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: The slim and seductive woman -- The slothful student -- The sower of wild oats -- The stressed-out grey-haired person -- The stupid WAG -- The violent madman -- The weaker sex -- The wicked stepmother -- The woman who can't park and the man who can't pack |
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Machine generated contents note: The aggressive shorty -- The aphrodisiac oyster -- The big-footed man with the satisfied smile -- The boorish White Van Man -- The boy in blue and the girl in pink -- The brainy first-born -- The common names of common people -- The creative left-hander -- The dangerous stranger -- The dirty old man -- The dowdy librarian -- The dumb blonde -- The emotional woman -- The faithful hound -- The football hooligan -- The funny clown -- The gentleman who prefers blondes -- The gold-digging woman and the looks-obsessed man -- The good Samaritan -- The gourmet Frenchman, the tight-fisted Scot and the serious German -- The grim North -- The headache-prone woman -- The intelligent classical music lover -- The lazy fatty -- The lying politician -- The mad genius -- The old fogey -- The passionate redhead -- The porn-obsessed man -- The promiscuous gay man -- The sadistic prison guard -- The schizophrenic with the split personality -- The sex-obsessed man -- |
| Summary |
Are oysters an aphrodisiac? Do redheads have fiery tempers? Are stepmothers wicked? Is it grim up north? Can women park? Do politicians lie? This book answers these and many other questions with an engaging mixture of humour and psychological insight, exmining the truths and misconceptions behind the stereotypes |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 197-221 |
| Subject |
Prejudices.
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Stereotypes (Social psychology)
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| LC no. |
2009483558 |
| ISBN |
9780550104472 |
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