stereotype threat

Examples of stereotype threat in the following topics:

• The Psychological Perspective

  • This study thus demonstrated that stereotype threats can be created on the spot.
  • Stereotype Threat is the experience of anxiety or concern in a situation where a person has the potential to confirm a negative stereotype about their social group.
  • Stereotype Threat is a potential contributing factor to long-standing racial and gender gaps in academic performance.
  • Since most people have at least one social identity which is negatively stereotyped, most people are vulnerable to Stereotype Threat if they encounter a situation in which the stereotype is relevant.
  • Individuals show higher degrees of Stereotype Threat on tasks they wish to perform well on and when they identify strongly with the stereotyped group.

• Teachers' Expectations

  • Gender stereotyping within classrooms can also lead to differences in academic achievement and representation for female and male students.
  • Gender stereotyping within classrooms can also lead to differences in academic achievement and representation for female and male students.
  • Research on the stereotype threat has shown that gender stereotypes decrease the mathematical self-esteem of many female students, and that this lack of academic confidence leads to anxiety and poorer performance on math exams.
  • Therefore, these stereotypes can influence student achievement in these areas.
  • Discuss how a teacher's perception influences student performance, in terms of expectations and gender stereotypes

• Stereotypes in Everyday Life

  • Stereotypes are usually inaccurate in their universal application.
  • In applying a stereotype, one is able to quickly "know" something about an individual.
  • For example, it is a common stereotype that people who wear glasses are smart.
  • Stereotyping can lead to prejudice, or negative perceived judgements about a group of people.
  • Police officers buying donuts and coffee is a popular stereotype of officers in the United States.

• Prejudice

  • This information, however, often is based on stereotypes.
  • Prejudice often begins in the form of a stereotype—that is, a specific belief or assumption about individuals based solely on their membership in a group, regardless of their individual characteristics.
  • Stereotypes become overgeneralized and applied to all members of a group.
  • Whether or not you agree with a stereotype, stereotypes are generally well-known within in a given culture.

• Current Research

  • Video games, those who play them, and those who create them have become contemporary folk devils because they seem to pose a threat to children. " The assumption is that playing violent video games will lead children to act out violently.
  • Many of the individuals getting tattoos do not fit the stereotypes of individuals who get tattoos (e.g., soldiers, sailors, bikers, etc.); many of those tattooing their bodies are high-achieving students.

• In-Groups and Out-Groups

  • Thus, out-group stereotypicality judgments are overestimated, supporting the view that out-group stereotypes are over-generalizations In an experiment testing out-group homogeneity, researchers revealed that people of other races are perceived to look more alike than members of one's own race.
  • Prejudice is similar to stereotype in that a stereotype is a generalization about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members.
  • Prejudice is similar to stereotype in that a stereotype is a generalization about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members.

• Gender Socialization

  • Children in preschool classrooms where teachers were told to emphasize gender differences saw an increase in stereotyped views of what activities are appropriate for boys or girls, while children with teachers who did not emphasize gender showed no increase in stereotyped views.
  • Research has found that adolescents encounter stereotypes of gendered performance in the workforce in their first jobs.
  • Analyze how the process of gender socialization has an impact on the lifespan development of a person, specifically related to stereotypes between men and women

• Research Examples

  • In a series of empirical studies of assemblies of people, McPhail (1991) argues that crowds vary along a number of dimensions, and that traditional stereotypes of emotionality and unanimity often do not describe what happens in crowds.

• Differential Treatment by Age or Ageism

  • Young people are also stereotyped as being both amusing, but at the same time potentially dangerous and disturbing.It is stereotypes like these that translate into the discrimination toward young people described above, and the concerted efforts of social institutions and groups to "tame," "train," or "civilize" youthful self-expression by enforcing existing social norms.
  • Additionally, the elderly are often stereotyped.
  • One stereotype of the elderly is that they are inflexible in their attitudes and that they tend to only become more conservative with time.
  • This is not the case - the elderly are quite adept at changing their views and often they become more tolerant as they age.Another stereotype of the elderly is that they are poorer drivers than younger people.
  • This stereotype is also not backed by evidence, with some caveats.

• Prejudice

  • Ageism is the stereotyping and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age.
  • Many people are prejudiced against seniors, beginning with the common stereotypes of older adults .
  • Unfortunately, elder patients are frequently discriminated against in the course of medical treatment due to stereotypes based on their age.
  • Examine the concept of ageism and the impact of stereotypes for elderly adults