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Selective self-stereotyping.
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In an examination of group members' responses to the threat of negative in-group characterizations, sorority/fraternity members were asked to rate themselves, their own sorority/fraternity, sororities/ fraternities in general, and students in general on attributes that were stereotypic of sororities/ fraternities. Results showed that individuals selectively self-stereotyped-they embraced positive stereotypes as highly descriptive of themselves and their closest in-groups but rejected negative stereotypes. They did not, however, deny that negative stereotypes were accurate or valid-they continued to accept them as typical of sororities/fraternities in general. This represents a protective, creative response to the threat posed by exposure to negative group attributes, in which self-stereotyping as a result of self-categorization is selective rather than complete.
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“Other input characteristics of fraternity and sorority members can be classified as related to privilege (Biernat, Vescio, & Green, 1996;Yeung & Stombler, 2000).These can include salient input characteristics, such as greater affluence, more conservative political and social attitudes, and higher grades (on entry) than their nonaffiliated peers.”
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“This selection bias, documented consistently during the past 30 years, illustrates a difference in worldview that shapes how students experience and perceive these activities (Biernat et al., 1996).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Biernat, M., Vescio, T. K., & Green, M. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1996
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1194-1209
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W4239926038
- Cited by
- 153
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r29mh048844-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R29MH48844)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Keywords
- self-stereotyping, self-concept, stereotypes, self-perception
- MeSH terms
- Analysis of Variance, Female, Humans, Male, Peer Group, Self-Assessment, Self Concept, Social Conformity, Social Identification, Stereotyping, Cognitive Science
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