Stereotypes as Explanations: The Formation of Meaningful Beliefs about Social Groups - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521800471 ISBN 13: 9780521800471

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Stereotyping is one of the most important issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. This book explores the process of stereotype formation; the way people develop impressions and view social groups. Conventional approaches to stereotyping assume that stereotypes are based on erroneous and distorted processes, but the authors of this unique study have a very different view. They propose that stereotypes form to explain aspects of social groups and; in particular; to explain relationships between groups.

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Book Description

Stereotyping is one of the biggest single issues in social psychology, but relatively little is known about how and why stereotypes form. This is the first book to explore the process of stereotype formation, the way that people develop impressions and views of social groups. Conventional approaches to stereotyping assume that stereotypes are based on erroneous and distorted processes, but the authors of this book take a very different view, namely that stereotypes form in order to explain aspects of social groups and in particular to explain relationships between groups.

About the Author

Craig McGarty is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University. Previous books include Categorization and Social Psychology (1999).

Vincent Yzerbyt is Professor of Social Psychology at the Catholic University of Louvain. He has published numerous books and been associate editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology.

Russel Spears is Professor of Social Psychology at Amsterdam University. He has published numerous books and been associate editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521800471
• ISBN 13: 9780521800471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242
• Editor: McGarty Craig, Yzerbyt Vincent Y., Spears Russell