Not in My Group: Racial Minorities' Enforce Stricter Ingroup Boundaries to Avoid Stereotype-Confirmation

The present research investigated this proposition. It extends to the literature on categorization processes and stereotype threat by identifying a novel mechanism that boosts in group over exclusion of undesirable targets: group-reputation threats elicited by stereotype-confirming targets. In studi...

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Main Authors: Jacob, Jorge, Chen, Jacqueline
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Racial discrimination
Stereotypes
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Summary:The present research investigated this proposition. It extends to the literature on categorization processes and stereotype threat by identifying a novel mechanism that boosts in group over exclusion of undesirable targets: group-reputation threats elicited by stereotype-confirming targets. In studies conducted with Black and non-Black individuals in two countries with marked interracial conflicts and stigmatization, we show that being careful about whom one categorizes as a member of one's racial group is a strategy that individuals may use to protect their racial groups' reputation, when under stereotype threats. A pretest provided further evidence that the racial criminality stereotype of Black people--well-documented in the U.S.--is also present in Brazil. Study 1 tested our initial prediction that targets who confirmed negative stereotypes elicit greater GRTs among Black perceivers in Brazil and the U.S.
ISSN:0098-9258