Stereotypes as explanations the formation of meaningful beliefs about social groups
Stereotyping is one of the biggest single issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. Stereotypes as Explanations is the first book to explore the process of stereotype formation, the way that people develop impressions and views of social groups....
| Otros Autores: | , , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2002.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797967006719 |
| Sumario: | Stereotyping is one of the biggest single issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. Stereotypes as Explanations is the first book to explore the process of stereotype formation, the way that people develop impressions and views of social groups. Conventional approaches to stereotyping assume that stereotypes are based on erroneous and distorted processes, but the authors of this book take a very different view, namely that stereotypes form in order to explain aspects of social groups and in particular to explain relationships between groups. In developing this view, the authors explore classic and contemporary approaches to stereotype formation and advance new ideas about such topics as the importance of category formation, essentialism, illusory correlation, interdependence, social reality and stereotype consensus. They conclude that stereotypes are indeed explanations, but they are nevertheless highly selective, variable and frequently contested explanations. |
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| Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 231 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-224) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781107130203 9781280430244 9780511177569 9780511041358 9780511147951 9780511305078 9780511489877 9780511047466 |
