A 32-society investigation of the influence of perceived economic inequality on social class stereotyping
link https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2908account_box Tanjitpiyanond, Porntidaaccount_box Jetten, Jolandaaccount_box Peters, Kimaccount_box Ashokkumar, Ashwiniaccount_box Barry, Oumaraccount_box Billet, Matthewaccount_box Becker, Majaaccount_box Booth, Robert W.account_box Castro, Diegoaccount_box Chinchilla, Juanaaccount_box Costantini, Giulioaccount_box Dejonckheere, Egonaccount_box Dimdins, Girtsaccount_box Erbas, Yaseminaccount_box Espinosa, Agustinaccount_box Finchilescu, Gillianaccount_box Gomez, Angelaccount_box Gonzalez, Robertoaccount_box Goto, Nobuhikoaccount_box Hatano, Ayaaccount_box Hartwich, Leaaccount_box Jarukasemthawee, Somboonaccount_box Karunagharan, Jaya Kumaraccount_box Novak, Lindsay M.account_box Kim, Jinseok P.account_box Kohut, Michalaccount_box Liu, Yiaccount_box Loughnan, Steveaccount_box Onyishi, Ike E.account_box Onyishi, Charity N.account_box Varela, Micaelaaccount_box Pattara-angkoon, Iris S.account_box Peker, Mujdeaccount_box Pisitsungkagarn, Kullayaaccount_box Rizwan, Muhammadaccount_box Suh, Eunkook M.account_box Swann, Williamaccount_box Tong, Eddie M. W.account_box Turner, Rhiannon N.account_box Vanhasbroeck, Nielsaccount_box Van Lange, Paul A. M.account_box Vauclair, Christin-Melanieaccount_box Vinogradov, Alexanderaccount_box Wacera, Graceaccount_box Wang, Zhechenaccount_box Wibisono, Susiloaccount_box Yeung, Victoria Wai-Lan
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There is a growing body of work suggesting that social class stereotypes are amplified when people perceive higher levels of economic inequality-that is, the wealthy are perceived as more competent and assertive and the poor as more incompetent and unassertive. The present study tested this prediction in 32 societies and also examines the role of wealth-based categorization in explaining this relationship. We found that people who perceived higher economic inequality were indeed more likely to consider wealth as a meaningful basis for categorization. Unexpectedly, however, higher levels of perceived inequality were associated with perceiving the wealthy as less competent and assertive and the poor as more competent and assertive. Unpacking this further, exploratory analyses showed that the observed tendency to stereotype the wealthy negatively only emerged in societies with lower social mobility and democracy and higher corruption. This points to the importance of understanding how socio-structural features that co-occur with economic inequality may shape perceptions of the wealthy and the poor.
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| Autor | Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida Jetten, Jolanda Peters, Kim Ashokkumar, Ashwini Barry, Oumar Billet, Matthew Becker, Maja Booth, Robert W. Castro, Diego Chinchilla, Juana Costantini, Giulio Dejonckheere, Egon Dimdins, Girts Erbas, Yasemin Espinosa, Agustin Finchilescu, Gillian Gomez, Angel Gonzalez, Roberto Goto, Nobuhiko Hatano, Aya Hartwich, Lea Jarukasemthawee, Somboon Karunagharan, Jaya Kumar Novak, Lindsay M. Kim, Jinseok P. Kohut, Michal Liu, Yi Loughnan, Steve Onyishi, Ike E. Onyishi, Charity N. Varela, Micaela Pattara-angkoon, Iris S. Peker, Mujde Pisitsungkagarn, Kullaya Rizwan, Muhammad Suh, Eunkook M. Swann, William Tong, Eddie M. W. Turner, Rhiannon N. Vanhasbroeck, Niels Van Lange, Paul A. M. Vauclair, Christin-Melanie Vinogradov, Alexander Wacera, Grace Wang, Zhechen Wibisono, Susilo Yeung, Victoria Wai-Lan |
| Título | A 32-society investigation of the influence of perceived economic inequality on social class stereotyping |
| Revista | European journal of social psychology |
| ISSN | 0046-2772 |
| ISSN electrónico | 1099-0992 |
| Volumen | 53 |
| Número de publicación | 2 |
| Página inicio | 367 |
| Página final | 382 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2023 |
| Resumen | There is a growing body of work suggesting that social class stereotypes are amplified when people perceive higher levels of economic inequality-that is, the wealthy are perceived as more competent and assertive and the poor as more incompetent and unassertive. The present study tested this prediction in 32 societies and also examines the role of wealth-based categorization in explaining this relationship. We found that people who perceived higher economic inequality were indeed more likely to consider wealth as a meaningful basis for categorization. Unexpectedly, however, higher levels of perceived inequality were associated with perceiving the wealthy as less competent and assertive and the poor as more competent and assertive. Unpacking this further, exploratory analyses showed that the observed tendency to stereotype the wealthy negatively only emerged in societies with lower social mobility and democracy and higher corruption. This points to the importance of understanding how socio-structural features that co-occur with economic inequality may shape perceptions of the wealthy and the poor. |
| Derechos | acceso restringido |
| DOI | 10.1002/ejsp.2908 |
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| Id de publicación en WoS | WOS:000880016700001 |
| Palabra clave | cross-culture economic inequality social class stereotyping |
| Tema ODS | 10 Reduced Inequality |
| Tema ODS español | 10 Reducción de las desigualdades |
| Tipo de documento | artículo |