It takes a Tribe

     I thought the short essay It takes a tribe, by David Berreby, had really good arguments explaining stereotypes. He supported his arguments by telling stories of running into different kinds of people. I feel anyone reading this can make connections with their everyday lives.  A lot of people, especially in college, tend to connect with a certain type of group stereotyping everyone else. On page 121, David argues people will risk their lives for a certain group they feel a part of. In most cases this is true, I would like to think I would step in and help a friend who is in danger. The question is though, would you risk your life for someone you do not know? That's when things get a little harder.
     As described in the essay, people tend to hesitate when it is someone they don't know. I found interesting in one of the studies is, we identify with the groups which we are accidently placed in. Also, I noticed a lot of the studies had to do with college students and experiences. I have noticed, and probably done this myself, people tend to try and fit in with the crowd. They way you act in class is probably not the way you act around family or at home. In all, stereotype affects people, making them not like someone or assume before they even meet. Either way you define it will take a long time before it goes away.