White Americans' Attitudes Toward Asian Americans in Social Situations: An Empirical Examination of Potential Stereotypes, Bias, and Prejudice
✍ Scribed by Frederick T. L. Leong; Gregory Schneller
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 629 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-8534
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✦ Synopsis
The purpose of this study was to investigate the stereotypical attitudes of college students toward a variety of social situations involving Asian Americans.
The authors were also interested in the effects of differential labeling of Asian Americans on the attitudes held toward them (i.e.. 'Asian" versus 'Oriental").
Research and practice in American psychology has traditionally centered around the White majority (Sue & Sue, 1990). However, research and theoretical efforts of numerous scholars during the past two decades have demonstrated the importance of acknowledging and understanding differences between cultures (Berry, Poortinga, Segall, & Brislin. 1993;. Knowledge of the attitudes that persons of varied cultures hold toward members of their own culture and members of other cultures is central to understanding cross-cultural differences and interactions. The study of group attitudes toward other groups in a variety of social situations (e.g., stereotypical attitudes) is important because it has implications for the social behavioral patterns between different groups (e.g., discrimination). Intergroup attitudes, including stereotypes, are believed to be crucial in the formation and maintenance of intergroup conflicts and misunderstandings (Hilton & von Hippel, 1996). Frederick T. L. b o n g i s an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Ohio State University in Columbus. Gregory Schneller i s currently a staffpsychologist at the counseling center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.