Final answer:
The stereotype in the statement refers to cultural practices and occupation expectations, highlighting an oversimplified belief associated with a whole culture or professional group and pointing to the existence of a broader culture of prejudice.
Step-by-step explanation:
The stereotype being discussed in the statement "Everyone in this country are known drinkers... Police are known drinkers..." is most closely associated with cultural practices or perhaps more specifically, a mix of cultural stereotypes and occupation expectations. This stereotype is an oversimplified generalization that does not take individual differences into account and is suggesting that drinking is a practice deeply ingrained or expected within the culture or profession being referred to. Such stereotypes are a part of a broader culture of prejudice, where oversimplified beliefs about particular groups are widely circulated and can lead to harmful biases and discrimination.
In the context of social psychology, Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann would say that society is based on habitual actions, status, institutionalization, and role performance (a-d), where social roles are sets of group expectations for appropriate thoughts and behaviors. The statement can also be examined through the lens of selective perception, such as confirmation bias, where a person's existing stereotype about drinkers would lead them to pay more attention to information that supports this belief.