Prejudice: The Target's Perspective
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contentsv
- Contributorsxiii
- Introduction1
- Current Research2
- Consequences of Studying the Target's Perspective5
- References6
- Part I: Encountering Prejudice9
- Chapter 1. Appraisals of Prejudice and Discrimination11
- Signal Detection Theory12
- Primary Appraisals of Threat from a Signal Detection Theory Perspective15
- Signal Detection Theory and Perceptions of Prejudice20
- Appraisals of Prejudice: A Cost–Benefit Analysis of Judgments under Uncertainty27
- Discussion and Future Research31
- References32
- Chapter 2. Experiencing Everyday Prejudice and Discrimination37
- Anticipating Encounters38
- Encountering Prejudice and Discrimination42
- Responding to Prejudice and Discrimination49
- Conclusion53
- Appendix55
- References56
- Chapter 3. No Laughing Matter: Women'S Verbal and Nonverbal Reactions to Sexist Humor61
- Sexist Humor as Subtle Prejudice62
- Individual Differences in Responses to Sexist Humor64
- Women's Verbal and Nonverbal Responses to Sexist Humor66
- Conclusions77
- References78
- Part II: Consequences of Prejudice81
- Chapter 4. Stereotype Threat and the Academic Underperformance of Minorities and Women83
- Stereotype Threat Defined85
- Elements of the Stereotype-Threat Model86
- Support for the Stereotype-Threat Model88
- The Situational Inducement of Stereotype Threat91
- Mediation of Stereotype Threat93
- Reducing Stereotype Threat and Disidentification97
- References100
- Chapter 5. Conceptualizing the Determinants of Academic Choice and Task Performance Across Social GR105
- Differences and Their Magnitude106
- Existing Models107
- Four Sources of Influence on Task Choice108
- Comparisons and Interrelations among the Influences117
- References120
- Chapter 6. Vulnerability to the Affective Consequences of the Stigma of Overweight125
- Individual Vulnerability Factors127
- Examining Individual Vulnerability Factors128
- Context-Dependent Vulnerability: Dating Studies138
- Conclusions141
- References142
- Chapter 7. Stress and Oppressed Social Category Membership145
- Stress as Environmental Demand: Prejudice-Linked Events149
- Psychological Tradition: Primary and Secondary Appraisal155
- BiologicalŽ Tradition: Emotional and Physical Responses and Outcomes159
- Summary, Comments, and Integration164
- References164
- Chapter 8. Undermined? Affirmative Action from the Targets' Point of View171
- Definitions172
- The Claim174
- The Evidence175
- Our Survey179
- Parting Wishes186
- References187
- Part III: Coping with Prejudice189
- Chapter 9. Compensating for Prejudice: How Heavyweight People (and others) Control Outcomes Despite191
- Why Heavyweight People (and Others) Need to Compensate191
- An Experimental Demonstration of Compensation196
- Dimensions of Compensation200
- Evidence of Primary Compensation by Stigmatized People204
- Outcomes of Compensation208
- Prejudice: Whose Problem Is It?213
- Summary214
- References215
- Chapter 10. Coping with Stigma through Psychological Disengagement219
- Psychological Disengagement and Disidentification among the Stigmatized220
- Coping with Negative Stereotypes through Disengagement: The Case of African Americans and Intellectu226
- Future Directions236
- References238
- Chapter 11. Coping with Group-Based Discrimination: Individualistic versus Group-Level Strategies243
- Levels of Group Identification and Coping Strategy Use244
- Individualistic and Group-Level Responses to Discrimination246
- A Model of Strategic Responses252
- Conclusions260
- References261
- Chapter 12. The Everyday Functions of African American Identity267
- Introduction268
- Identity Functions269
- Comparisons with Mechanisms Discussed in the Social and Educational Psychology Literature274
- Preliminary Research277
- Conclusions277
- References278
- Chapter 13. Implications of Cultural Context: African American Identity and Possible Selves281
- Introduction281
- A Cultural Perspective282
- Social Representations of Race and Ethnicity284
- Self-Concept Structure and Function285
- Social Construction of Self-Concept288
- Research Support for the Tripartite Model292
- Closing Remarks294
- References296
- Chapter 14. Negotiating Social Identity301
- Identity Negotiation: Setting the Parameters302
- Strategies of Identity Negotiation306
- Identity Negotiation as a Consequence of Stigmatization and Threat313
- Hispanics in Ivy. A Case Study of Identity Negotiation316
- Summing Up320
- Acknowledgments321
- References321
- Index325
This book turns the tables on the way prejudice has been looked at in the past. Almost all of the current information on prejudice focuses on the person holding prejudiced beliefs. This book, however, provides the first summary of research focusing on the intended victims of prejudice. Divided into three sections, the first part discusses how people identify prejudice, what types of prejudice they encounter, and how people react to this prejudice in interpersonal and intergroup settings. The second section discusses the effect of prejudice on task performance, assessment of ones own abilities, self-esteem, and stress. The final section examines how people cope with prejudice, including a discussion of coping mechanisms, reporting sexual harassment, and how identity is related to effective coping.
Key Features
* Includes an introduction, the consequences of prejudice, and how to cope with prejudice
* The editors are top researchers in the field of prejudice
* All the contributors are major figures in the social psychological analysis of intergroup relationships
Key Features
* Includes an introduction, the consequences of prejudice, and how to cope with prejudice
* The editors are top researchers in the field of prejudice
* All the contributors are major figures in the social psychological analysis of intergroup relationships