Hi all: Beth poses an interesting question. I do not know much about the
stereotype content model (when it's static let alone when it is in action!)
so I can't address this specific question.
However, I want to thank her for trying to get a discussion started on this
list. I will be posting a separate message regarding various uses for the
list.
Take care, Lynn
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Subject: Stereotype Content Model in Action
Fiske and colleagues in 2002 introduced a model of stereotype content
(in JPSP), which differentiated stereotypes on the dimensions of
competence and warmth. I've found this model to be extremely applicable
to the current democratic primary race. Hillary Clinton has often been
depicted as "competent, but not warm," while Barack Obama is often
shown as "warm, but not necessarily competent." I find it intriguing
that we have both dynamics operating simultaneously.
As a topic of conversation, do you think that this forceable contrast
between the two will exacerbate the perception of these stereotypes as
reality, or allow people to move beyond them (if only for the purposes
of this election season)?
Food for thought (and fodder for discussion)...
Beth A. Livingston
PhD Candidate
Department of Management
Warrington College of Business Administration
University of Florida
Office Phone: 352.846.2691
Email:
beth.livingston@cba.ufl.edu
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