The effects of relative group status and outcome dependence on perceptions of group variability /
The present research investigated the relationship between relative group status, outcome dependence, and perceived group variability. Results of both studies provided support for social identity theory processes (Tajfel & Turner, 1979, 1986). The first study meta-analyzed the existing literatur...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The present research investigated the relationship between relative group status, outcome dependence, and perceived group variability. Results of both studies provided support for social identity theory processes (Tajfel & Turner, 1979, 1986). The first study meta-analyzed the existing literature on the effects of status on perceptions of group variability. Members of high status groups perceived the in-group as more variable than the out-group (out-group homogeneity) regardless of the status structure (e.g. legitimacy, permeability, and achieved or ascribed group membership), whereas aspects of the status structure moderated intergroup perceptions among members of low status groups. When the status structure was legitimate, achieved, and permeable, members of low status groups perceived the in-group as less variable than the out-group (in-group homogeneity). When the status structure was ascribed, impermeable and legitimacy was undetermined, members of low status groups perceived the in-group as less variable than the out-group (out-group homogeneity). Whether ratings were made on status-relevant or irrelevant dimensions moderated intergroup perceptions among members of both high and low status groups. When ratings were made on status-relevant dimensions, members of both high and low status groups perceived the in-group as less variable than the out-group (in-group homogeneity). When ratings were made on status-irrelevant dimensions, members of high status groups perceived the in-group as more variable than the out-group (out-group homogeneity), whereas members of low status groups perceived the in-group and out-group as equally variable. The second study independently manipulated the effects of relative group status and outcome dependence on perceptions of group variability. On measures of perceived stereotypicality, members of high status groups perceived the in-group as less variable than the out-group (in-group homogeneity) on positive traits and the out-group as less variable than the in-group (out-group homogeneity) on negative traits. Members of low status groups perceived the in-group as more variable than the out-group (out-group homogeneity) on positive status-related traits, and the in-group as less variable than the out-group (in-group homogeneity) on positive dependence-related traits and traits irrelevant to both the status and dependence structures. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | viii, 160 leaves ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-75). |