Stereotypes as Explanations: The Formation of Meaningful Beliefs about Social Groups

ISBN-13: 9780521804820 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 242 str.

Craig McGarty; Vincent Y. Yzerbyt; Russell Spears

Opis

Stereotyping is one of the most important issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. This book explores the process of stereotype formation; the way people develop impressions and view social groups. Conventional approaches to stereotyping assume that stereotypes are based on erroneous and distorted processes, but the authors of this unique study have a very different view. They propose that stereotypes form to explain aspects of social groups and; in particular; to explain relationships between groups.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Social, cultural, and cognitive factors in stereotype formation Craig McGarty, Vincent Y. Yzerbyt and Russell Spears; 2. Stereotype formation as category formation Craig McGarty; 3. Subjective essentialism and the emergence of stereotypes Vincent Y. Yzerbyt and Steve Rocher; 4. The role of theories in the formation of stereotype content Patricia M. Brown and John C. Turner; 5. Illusory correlation and stereotype formation: making sense of group differences and cognitive biases Mariëtte Bernsden, Russell Spears, Joop van der Pligt and Craig McGarty; 6. Dependence and the formation of stereotyped beliefs about groups: from interpersonal to intergroup perception Olivier Corneille and Vincent Y. Yzerbyt; 7. Four degrees of stereotype formation: differentiation by any means necessary Russell Spears; 8. From personal pictures in the head to collective tools in the world: how shared stereotypes allow groups to represent and change social reality S. Alexander Haslam, John C. Turner, Penelope J. Oakes, Katherine J. Reynolds and Bertjan Doosje; 9. Conclusion: stereotypes are selective, variable and contested explanations Craig McGarty, Russell Spears and Vincent Y. Yzerbyt.