Categorization and Prejudice

Paper Summary:

This research proposal aims to explore the link between categorization and prejudice within the social cognition perspective. It utilizes a multiple, or inter-sectional, approach to social cognition research and looks at three separate yet complementary aspects of social identity - race, gender and age. The paper aims to render a more nuanced account of stereotyping and the social-cognitive context in which these prejudices are enacted.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Aim
Project Description
Methodology
Participants
Stimulus Materials
Procedure
Choice of Methods for Observation

From the Paper:

"The complexity of this intersectional research project involves a large number of operational variables. It is felt that by situating the project in a research laboratory environment and controlling for the age and race of the participants, a more accurate picture of automatic prejudice can be rendered. The laboratory is also well-suited to the restrictive timeframe being placed on participant responses, as well as the need for participant isolation and anonymity. It is hoped that these mechanisms will aid in eliciting automatic rather than conscious responses from the participants."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Blair, I. V. (2002) 'The malleability of automatic stereotypes and prejudice'. Personality and Social Psychology Review, Vol. 6, 242-261.
• Park, B., & Judd, C. M. (2005) 'Rethinking the link between categorization and prejudice within the social cognition perspective'. Personality and Social Psychology Review. Vol. 9, No. 2, 108-130.
• Steinbugler, Amy C., Press, Julie E., Dias, Janice Johnson (2006) 'Gender, Race, and Affirmative Action: Operationalizing Intersectionality in Survey Research'. Gender & Society, 20: 805-825.
• Wheeler, Mary E., Susan T. Fiske (2005) 'Controlling Racial Prejudice. Social-Cognitive Goals Affect Amygdala and Stereotype Activation'. Psychological Science, 16 (1), 56-63.
• Ziegert, J. C., & Hanges, P. J. (2005) 'Employment discrimination: The role of implicit attitudes, motivation, and a climate for racial bias'. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90, 553 - 562.

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