Examining the Source and Function of Meta-stereotypes in a Five-College Context
| dc.contributor | Shilkret, Robert | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Salvatore, Jessica | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yao, Beier | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-10T13:59:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-10T13:59:39Z | |
| dc.date.gradyear | 2013 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-06-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This project aimed to add to the stereotype literature by providing a first look at the sources of meta-stereotype content and functions of meta-stereotyping in a novel intergroup setting: the Five College Consortium. Meta-stereotypes are the beliefs that members in one group hold about how their own group (in-group) is stereotyped by other groups (out-groups). Study 1 explored possible sources of meta-stereotypes through descriptive and correlational analysis. Study 2 was a functional analysis of meta-stereotyping. Data were collected from all five schools. Study 1 suggested that social status and inter-group competition and auto-stereotypes were both sources of meta-stereotypes. Study 2 found no direct support for the hypothesis that group members apply meta-stereotypes to themselves personally to fulfill their need for group distinctiveness, possibly due to the unsuccessful experimental manipulation. Implications for inter-group relations and possible alternative functions of meta-stereotyping were discussed. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Psychology & Education | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10166/3256 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.rights | Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States | * |
| dc.rights.restricted | public | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ | * |
| dc.subject | stereotype | en_US |
| dc.subject | meta-stereotype | en_US |
| dc.subject | auto-stereotype | en_US |
| dc.subject | optimal distinctiveness | en_US |
| dc.subject | inter-group relations | en_US |
| dc.title | Examining the Source and Function of Meta-stereotypes in a Five-College Context | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| mhc.degree | Undergraduate | en_US |
| mhc.institution | Mount Holyoke College |