Self-stereotyping in the context of multiple social identities

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 529-542

  Sinclair, Stacey ^a   Hardin, Curtis D ^b   Lowery, Brian S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Relationships; Self categorization; Self stereotyping; Shared reality; Stigma

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN AMERICANS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744809783     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.529     Document Type: Article

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