- Author : Stephanie Nicole Brown
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- Release : 2017
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- Pages : 87 pages
How Do Multiple Social Identities Impact the Effects of Stereotype Threat for African American Women
Download or read book How Do Multiple Social Identities Impact the Effects of Stereotype Threat for African American Women written by Stephanie Nicole Brown and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this report is to examine the effects of the social scientific phenomenon of stereotype threat on individuals who identify with multiple cultural groups, and in specific, African American women. Significant research in the field of stereotype threat has determined that individuals that experience negative stereotyping of part of their identity (e.g., African Americans and intelligence, women and mathematical ability, etc.) may perform more poorly when tested on the stereotyped abilities than they otherwise would if they had no awareness of those stereotypes. Research on individuals who subscribe to more than one social identity has noted that the power of identification with a cultural group, level of self-esteem, distinctiveness of their various social identities in an environment, and salience of their identities to relevant tasks moderate their responses to stereotype threat. -- This paper will explore current research on the possible utility and limitations of using multiple social identities to mitigate the effects of stereotype threat, and areas for future research will be identified. Hypotheses about the implications of stereotype threat and limitations of currently proposed strategies for threat reduction for members of two or more stigmatized social groups, with an emphasis on African American female college students, will be discussed. Finally, suggestions for clinical application of this information will be proposed.