PSYC12H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Protestant Work Ethic, Realistic Conflict Theory, Aversive Racism
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From katz & braly to civil rights and beyond. Katz & braly 1933 landmark study white college students were asked to indicate whether 84 traits described caucasians or african americans: results indicate people held positive views of caucasians and negative views of african. Problems and limitations with katz and braly adjective checklist procedure: niemann, jennings, rozelle, baxter and sullivan 1994. Problem with generalizability sample consisted of white, upper-class, males. Does not measure knowledge about stereotypes but rather personal beliefs or willingness to publicly state those beliefs) about the truth of the stereotype. Ambiguity for participants whether they were supposed to report individual stereotypes (their own personal thoughts on african americans) or cultural stereotypes (perceptions of african americans prevalent in society) Devine and elliot 1995: personal beliefs in negative stereotypes of african americans appear to have to decreased, knowledge of the cultural stereotype of african americans has remained the same.
