Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (23.09.2022) Shift-II
The reification of stereotypes is made possible by communication through the use of
ASocial equivalence
BPersonal attributes
CLanguage ✓ Correct
DIdeological linearity
Correct answer: (C) Language — The answer is language.
Explanation
★The answer is language.
★Stereotyping overstates the link between group membership and personal traits.
★Communication fixes and spreads these stereotypes mainly through words.
★So the reification of stereotypes is made possible through the use of language.
★Language gives the stereotype a solid, shared form.
★The other options do not carry stereotypes in this way.
★So the answer is language.
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