Social norms and the expression of culturally acceptable and unacceptable stereotypes

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dc.contributor.advisorEllard, John H.
dc.contributor.advisorFouts, Gregory T.
dc.contributor.authorLawson, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:08:29Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:08:29Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 60-68en
dc.description.abstractThe present study assessed (a) the normative acceptability of expressing negative and positive perceptions of Canadians and Americans; (b) the relationship between this acceptability and degree of expression of these perceptions; (c) whether Canadian views of Americans can be shifted by exposure to contrasting consensus information; and (d) whether the magnitude of this shift is moderated by four individual difference variables. Perceptions of both groups and individual difference variables were assessed in the first of two experimental sessions. In the second session, shifts in perceptions of Americans were examined following the presentation of fabricated consensus information that indicated others held different beliefs about Americans than originally estimated. Correlational and experimental results indicated that people express a particular view of a particular group based on how much that view is perceived to be normative. The individual difference variables did not moderate shifts in this view. The implications of the role of social norms in the expression of acceptable and unacceptable stereotypes and prejudice are discussed.en
dc.format.extentviii, 93 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationLawson, A. (2004). Social norms and the expression of culturally acceptable and unacceptable stereotypes (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12250en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/12250
dc.identifier.isbn0612975983en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2004 L395en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41709
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleSocial norms and the expression of culturally acceptable and unacceptable stereotypes
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1515 520492032
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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