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Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful.

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Czopp, AM; Kay, AC; Cheryan, S
Published in: Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science
July 2015

Stereotypes and their associated category-based processes have traditionally been considered largely within the context of the negativity of their content and consequences, both among the general public and the scientific community. This review summarizes and integrates extant research on positive stereotypes, which are subjectively favorable beliefs about social groups, and examines their implications for individuals and groups directly targeted by such stereotypes. Furthermore, we examine the beneficial and adverse implications of positive stereotypes for interpersonal and intergroup relations, as well as the ways in which positive stereotypes, more so than negative stereotypes, may contribute to and perpetuate systemic differences in power and privilege.

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Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science

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EISSN

1745-6924

ISSN

1745-6916

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

451 / 463

Related Subject Headings

  • Stereotyping
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Perception
  • Humans
  • Group Processes
  • 52 Psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Czopp, A. M., Kay, A. C., & Cheryan, S. (2015). Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful. Perspectives on Psychological Science : A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 10(4), 451–463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691615588091
Czopp, Alexander M., Aaron C. Kay, and Sapna Cheryan. “Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful.Perspectives on Psychological Science : A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science 10, no. 4 (July 2015): 451–63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691615588091.
Czopp AM, Kay AC, Cheryan S. Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful. Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. 2015 Jul;10(4):451–63.
Czopp, Alexander M., et al. “Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful.Perspectives on Psychological Science : A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science, vol. 10, no. 4, July 2015, pp. 451–63. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1745691615588091.
Czopp AM, Kay AC, Cheryan S. Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful. Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. 2015 Jul;10(4):451–463.
Journal cover image

Published In

Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science

DOI

EISSN

1745-6924

ISSN

1745-6916

Publication Date

July 2015

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

451 / 463

Related Subject Headings

  • Stereotyping
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Perception
  • Humans
  • Group Processes
  • 52 Psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology