Struggling with Stereotypes

I was reading the article “struggling with stereotypes: uses and abuses of a critical concept,” and I realized how relevant stereotypes are in TV shows.  Stereotyping is so mainstream that children are going to grow up believing that it is acceptable to do this in real life.  In addition, they may think it is normal to generalize and put people in different groups based on their gender or skin tone.  For example, a man is supposed to be the steady source of income in a family, and the woman is supposed to be a home maker taking care of the kids.  In my opinion, this has been a repeating theme in most kids programs.  I think this will be a never ending cycle.