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A distinction can be made between two types of features that signify social category membership: ... more A distinction can be made between two types of features that signify social category membership: Central and Peripheral Features. Central features are direct and concrete cues of category membership, while peripheral features are indirect and fluid cues of category membership. Using Fiske and Neuberg's (1990) Continuum Model of Impression Formation as a framework, central features are hypothesized to play a dominant role in determining categorytarget fit, while peripheral features have a supplementary role in this process. Additionally, peripheral features influence impression formation only when central features suggest weak category-target fit. Three experiments explored the effects central and peripheral features have on stereotype application. In Experiment 1, participants were shown photos of Black males that varied in a proposed central feature: degree of Afrocentricity, and a proposed peripheral feature:
Analyses of Social …, Jan 1, 2006
We analyze three aspects of media depictions of Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the relationship b... more We analyze three aspects of media depictions of Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the relationship between race and coverage of the crisis. Examination of media language use explores the debate surrounding the terms "refugees" and "evacuees"as well as descriptions of "looting" versus "finding food"-in light of the predominantly Black demographic of the survivors in New Orleans. Assessment of the story angle indicates a disproportionate media tendency to associate Blacks with crime and violence, a propensity consistent with exaggerated and inaccurate reports regarding criminal activity in Katrina's aftermath. A review of new media sources such as mass e-mails identifies stereotypical depictions of storm survivors that both converge and diverge from coverage found in more traditional media outlets. Psychological explanations, implications for public attitudes and behavior, and future research questions are explored.
A limited amount of social psychological research on racial stereotyping and prejudice of Black A... more A limited amount of social psychological research on racial stereotyping and prejudice of Black Americans have considered the role of gender in these processes. Such is also the case with research on racial phenotypicality bias )-the notion that within racial group variation in features indicative of race can result in increased stereotyping of group members with more of these features relative to group members with fewer of these features.
A distinction can be made between two types of features that signify social category membership: ... more A distinction can be made between two types of features that signify social category membership: Central and Peripheral Features. Central features are direct and concrete cues of category membership, while peripheral features are indirect and fluid cues of category membership. Using Fiske and Neuberg's (1990) Continuum Model of Impression Formation as a framework, central features are hypothesized to play a dominant role in determining categorytarget fit, while peripheral features have a supplementary role in this process. Additionally, peripheral features influence impression formation only when central features suggest weak category-target fit. Three experiments explored the effects central and peripheral features have on stereotype application. In Experiment 1, participants were shown photos of Black males that varied in a proposed central feature: degree of Afrocentricity, and a proposed peripheral feature:
Analyses of Social …, Jan 1, 2006
We analyze three aspects of media depictions of Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the relationship b... more We analyze three aspects of media depictions of Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the relationship between race and coverage of the crisis. Examination of media language use explores the debate surrounding the terms "refugees" and "evacuees"as well as descriptions of "looting" versus "finding food"-in light of the predominantly Black demographic of the survivors in New Orleans. Assessment of the story angle indicates a disproportionate media tendency to associate Blacks with crime and violence, a propensity consistent with exaggerated and inaccurate reports regarding criminal activity in Katrina's aftermath. A review of new media sources such as mass e-mails identifies stereotypical depictions of storm survivors that both converge and diverge from coverage found in more traditional media outlets. Psychological explanations, implications for public attitudes and behavior, and future research questions are explored.
A limited amount of social psychological research on racial stereotyping and prejudice of Black A... more A limited amount of social psychological research on racial stereotyping and prejudice of Black Americans have considered the role of gender in these processes. Such is also the case with research on racial phenotypicality bias )-the notion that within racial group variation in features indicative of race can result in increased stereotyping of group members with more of these features relative to group members with fewer of these features.