#6 Stereotypes as a form of Social Categorisation

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What are Sterotypes?

  • Stereotypes are the perceptions, beliefs and expectations a person has about members of some group (Bernstein et al., 2020).

  • They are schemas about entire groups of people (Penner et al., 2018).

  • Usually stereotypes involve the false assumption that all members of a group share the same characteristics


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*6.1 Function of Stereotypes

  • The stereotypes people hold can be so ingrained that their effects on behaviour can be automatic and unconscious (Dovido, Gaertner & Pearson, 2016).

  • These cognitive schemas are used to quickly and simply process large amounts of information, freeing up cognitive processing that can be used to perform other mental tasks (Cerny, 2023).


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Social Categorisation can lead to…

Prejudice: (A- Affective) (feelings)

  • the feelings people have about stereotyped/outgroups

Discrimination: (B- Behavioural) (action)

  • unjustified, differing treatment of individuals who belong to different groups based on their membership

‘Stereotype’: (C- Cognitive) (thoughts)

  • the positive or negative thoughts about members of an outgroup


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Direct and Indirect Discrimination (next flashcards)