POL222H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-10: Asian Americans, American National Election Studies, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Negative stereotypes relating to violence and trust are common. Stereotypes of muslims and support for the war on terror. Introduction: since 9/11 americans view towards politics and governance has formed itself around the. "war and terror and the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Americans i. e. , as violent and: untrustworthy are particularly common. The second contribution of this study is to delineate how stereotypes of muslims and. Muslim-americans structure support for the war on terror. This dimension of stereotype content centers on a group"s intentions and has been labeled warmth"" , morality"" , and social desirability""7). The second dimension of stereotypes captures how capably or effectively actors accomplish their goals. This too is relevant to assessing how another person or group may affect us. It connotes their ability to act on their intentions and includes such attributes as intelli- gence, skill, and creativity . It has been labeled competence"" , and we adopt that label as well.
