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Stereotyping In The Middle Ages

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As we’ve talked about in class before, there were different social classes in Europe in the past. The social classes were determined based on job standings, amount of money one had, location of home and the part of town that one lived in, and ultimately appearance of oneself. If you were pale with nice clothing it was assumed you were very wealthy and did not have to work. While if your skin was tan from the sun and your clothes were dirty it was assumed you were poor. Is this a form of what we now call stereotyping? I would say yes, the people judged and grouped people based on their appearance and where they lived. This then led to the different estates or hierarchy that we learn about in Europe. W.H. talks about the national

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