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Selective self-stereotyping.
Abstract
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.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Biernat, Vescio, & Green, 1996
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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).”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as 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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