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Selective self-stereotyping

M Biernat¹, T K Vescio, M L Green

¹Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045-2160, USA. biernat@statl.cc.ukans.edu

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

|December 1, 1996

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Members of sororities and fraternities selectively embrace positive stereotypes for themselves and their groups while rejecting negative ones. This selective self-stereotyping protects against threats from negative group characterizations.

Area of Science:

Social Psychology
Group Dynamics
Social Identity Theory

Background:

Group members often face negative stereotypes.
Understanding responses to these threats is crucial for group cohesion and individual well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine how sorority and fraternity members respond to the threat of negative in-group characterizations.
To investigate selective self-stereotyping as a coping mechanism.

Main Methods:

Participants rated themselves, their specific group, and general groups on stereotypic attributes.
Analysis focused on how positive and negative stereotypes were applied.

Main Results:

Individuals selectively embraced positive stereotypes as descriptive of themselves and their in-groups.

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Negative stereotypes were rejected for the self and in-group but accepted as typical for the broader group.

This indicates a selective, rather than complete, adoption of stereotypes.

Conclusions:

Selective self-stereotyping serves as a protective strategy against perceived threats from negative group attributes.
This process highlights the complex interplay between self-categorization and group identity management.