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Warmth and competence: stereotype content issues for clinicians and researchers

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Fiske, Susan T.·2012·Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne

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Stereotypes are often accidents of history, based on passing configurations of groups' societal interdependence and status. This article overviews our framework for understanding all this: the Stereotype Content Model, focused on two fundamental dimension of intergroup and interpersonal cognition, perceived warmth (from interdependence) and perceived competence (from relative status); then it discusses immigrant images as a case study; next, the article focuses on the toxic and potentially curative effects of each dimension.

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  • The stereotype content model used two similar axes to describe how we evaluate individuals in our social environment: an axis of warmth and an axis of competence.

    “The stereotype content model (Fiske, 2012) used two similar axes to describe how we evaluate individuals in our social environment: an axis of warmth, our perception of the intentions of others, and an axis of competence, our perception of others’ ability to act on their intentions.”

    From A map for social navigation in the human brain (2015) · cites this paper as Fiske, 2012

  • Two main factors define social relationships: power and affiliation.

    “Theories in social psychology and experimental evidence across species identify two main factors that define social relationships: power (competence, dominance, hierarchy, etc.) and affiliation (warmth, intimacy, trustworthiness, love, etc.).”

    From A map for social navigation in the human brain (2015) · cites this paper as Fiske, 2012

  • Social theories suggest that the interaction between power and affiliation, rather than each factor separately, is the major determinant of social perception.

    “Social theories (Fiske, 2012; Todorov et al., 2008; Wiggins et al., 1989), however, suggest that the interaction between power and affiliation, rather than each factor separately, is the major determinant of social perception.”

    From A map for social navigation in the human brain (2015) · cites this paper as Fiske, 2012

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Authors
Fiske, S. T.
Affiliations
Princeton University (US)
Corresponding author
Fiske, Susan T.
Venue
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
Published
2012-02
Volume
53
Issue
1
Pages
14-20
ISSN
  • 0708-5591 (ISSN-L)
  • 1878-7304
OpenAlex
W2048569028
Cited by
156
References
7
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD047879)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Keywords
stereotype content model, perceived warmth, perceived competence, intergroup cognition, interpersonal cognition, interdependence, relative status, stereotypes, social status, intergroup relations

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