Content of stereotypes; Romania; distribution of ethnic groups; within-culture variation; Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Minority Groups; Occupations; Romania/ethnology; Social Capital; Young Adult; Models, Psychological; Prejudice; Stereotyping; Social Psychology
Abstract :
[en] There is little and unsystematic evidence about whether the content of stereotypes can vary within a culture. Using the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) as a theoretical framework, in two studies we examined the content of stereotypes in an Eastern European culture, namely Romania. Data were collected from four regions prototypical in terms of economic and social development in Romania, and we examined whether the content of stereotypes varies across these regions. As expected, the findings confirm the applicability of the SCM in Romania to reveal culture-specific stereotypes and provide initial support for within-culture variation in the content of stereotypes. We discuss, in particular, possible reasons for two main findings: a strong one-dimensional structure of stereotypes, and regional differences in stereotype content.
Disciplines :
Social, industrial & organizational psychology
Author, co-author :
STANCIU, Adrian ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) > Lifespan Development, Family and Culture ; a Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
Cohrs, J Christopher; a Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences ; b Jacobs University Bremen
Hanke, Katja; c GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Gavreliuc, Alin; d West University Timișoara
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Within-culture variation in the content of stereotypes: Application and development of the stereotype content model in an Eastern European culture.
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