Theoretical and methodological questions of studying stereotypes. Part 1

The article deals with controversial, both theoretically and methodologically, issues concerning stereotypes. The author begins with philosophical principles of “entity” of stereotypes referring to A. Schaf’s statements. In further parts of the text the author introduces definitions, well known in bibliography, of W. Lippmann, G.W. Allport, U. Quasthoff. Further on the author analyses stereotypes from the point of view of social psychology, analysing statements of Z. Cholewiński T. Mądrzycki, I. Kurcz, H. Tajfel. The author also raises the question of linguistic idea of stereotype reporting on the conception of J. Bartmiński, J. Panasiuk, W. Chleboda and U. Quasthoff