A Multicultural Study of Stereotyping in English-Speaking Countries

Citizens of 9 different English-speaking countries (N = 619) evaluated the average, or typical, citizen of 5 English-speaking countries (Great Britain, Canada, Nigeria, United States, Australia) on 9 pairs of bipolar adjectives. Participants were drawn from Australia, Botswana, Canada, Kenya, Nigeri...

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Published in:The Journal of social psychology 2000-08, Vol.140 (4), p.487-502
Main Authors: McAndrew, Francis T., Akande, Adebowale, Bridgstock, Ruth, Mealey, Linda, Gordon, Stephen C., Scheib, Joanna E., Akande-adetoun, Bolanle E., Odewale, Funmi, Morakinyo, Asefon, Nyahete, Patricia, Mubvakure, Geradine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Agreements
Australia
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Botswana
Canada
Citizens
Citizenship
College Students
Cross cultural studies
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Crossnational studies
Cultural Background
Cultural heritage
Cultural Pluralism
Culture
English language
Ethnic Stereotypes
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Hypotheses
Kenya
Multicultural perspectives
Nigeria
Personality Traits
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Researchers
Self Concept
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
South Africa
Stereotypes
Stereotyping
Study abroad
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom
United States of America
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Summary:Citizens of 9 different English-speaking countries (N = 619) evaluated the average, or typical, citizen of 5 English-speaking countries (Great Britain, Canada, Nigeria, United States, Australia) on 9 pairs of bipolar adjectives. Participants were drawn from Australia, Botswana, Canada, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, the United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. There were statistically significant similarities in the rankings of the 5 stimulus countries on 8 of the 9 adjective dimensions and a strong convergence of autostereotypes and heterostereotypes on many traits. The results relate to previous stereotyping research and traditional methods of assessing the accuracy of national stereotypes.
ISSN:0022-4545
1940-1183
DOI:10.1080/00224540009600487