UID:
almahu_9949383393502882
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
131520553X
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9781351794312
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1351794310
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9781351794305
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1351794302
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9781315205533
Content:
"Stereoptypes and the Construction of the Social World provides a clear, up-to-date account of stereotypes and stereotyping. The book explores the complexity of the topic, guiding the reader through issues of definition and theoretical explanations from psychology and other disciplines. Considering the socio-cultural aspects of stereotyping, such as politics of representation and inter-group power relations, alongside individual social cognitive issues, the book provides a comprehensive account of stereotypes and stereotyping. Featuring a wealth of real world examples, it will be essential reading for all students and researchers of stereotypes"--
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Endorsement; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 What are stereotypes?; Introduction; The dictionary definition of a stereotype; Some textbook definitions of a stereotype; The cultural context of the research into stereotypes; Race and stereotypes in the United States; Gender and stereotypes in the United States; Sociocultural aspect of stereotypes; Commonly held beliefs about stereotypes; Commonly held beliefs about stereotypes -- which may be misleading; The problem of the definition of a stereotype
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Alternative definitions of stereotypesStereotypes as a construction of researchers; So what are stereotypes?; 1. Who is being stereotyped?; Stereotypes are about a social group (and its members); 2. What is the stereotype?; Stereotypes are about the attributes associated with the members of a social group; 3. Who is doing the stereotyping?; Stereotypes are held by a social group about a social group; The rest of the book; Notes; 2 The invention of the stereotype; Pictures in the head; Economy of effort; Defence; Blind spots; The experimental study of stereotypes: the Princeton trilogy
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The replicationsThe impact of the Princeton trilogy; Stereotypes as overgeneralizations; The prejudiced person; The tolerant person; The classical model of stereotypes and stereotype users; Implications of the classical model of stereotypes; The wearers of the black hats and the white hats; The problems of the classical model of stereotypes; Finding or constructing stereotypes?; Stereotypes as irrational or cultural thinking?; Stereotype users as prejudiced and simplistic thinkers?; Stereotypes or group traits?; The persistence of the classical model of stereotypes in popular culture; Notes
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3 Stereotypes in mindStereotypes and 'ordinary' cognition; Perception and social perception: categorization and generalization; The human mind in academic (cognitive) psychology; The organization of knowledge in the mind; Human judgement: heuristic rather than logical or statistical decision-making; Tools in the cognitive toolbox: heuristics make us smart; The predictive brain; The automatic activation of cultural stereotypes; The problem of implicit stereotypical associations in American culture; The implicit association test and unconscious 'bias'
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Replacing 'biased' people with 'fair' artificial intelligence systemsTraining to remove unconscious 'bias'; The risk of psychologizing culture; Notes; 4 Stereotypes, prejudice and social groups; Prejudice and discrimination; Attitudes, stereotypes and prejudice; Attitudes and behaviour; Explicit and implicit attitudes; Implicit prejudice; Unwitting racism: the police investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence; Implicit prejudice: 'bad apples' and 'rotten barrels'; Implicit prejudice and the problem of intention; Social attitudes: the person and the group
Additional Edition:
Print version: Hinton, Perry R. (Perry Roy), 1954- Stereotypes and the construction of the social world Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. ISBN 9781138637535
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315205533
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