Group Status and Perceptions of Homogeneity
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in European Review of Social Psychology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 31-75
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14792779843000045
Abstract
This chapter addresses the role of group status in individuals' representations of ingroup and outgroup characteristics. It first outlines a distinction between mental representations of high- and of low-status groups. A research programme is then reported which demonstrates that membership in dominant (i.e., high-status) vs. subordinate (i.e., low-status) groups moderates perceptions of groups' homogeneity. The resulting tendency for outgroup and ingroup members to ascribe more homogeneity to low- than to high-status groups is discussed in relation to current theories of the outgroup homogeneity effect.Keywords
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