Social representation of Islam and changes in the stereotype of muslims / Social representation of Islam and changes in the stereotype of muslims
Psicol. teor. pesqui
; Psicol. (Univ. Brasília, Online);14(3): 191-202, set./dez. 1998.
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This study deals with discrimination against Muslims in France. Stereotyping phenomena of Muslims has been explored from both the structural approach of social representations and the stecotypes in social cognition. First-year psychology students (n=123) took part in the experiment. In a first step, an association task to stimulus word 'Islam' provided the social representation of Islam. In a second step, we tested experimentally if an objective piece of information on Islam change the stereotype of Muslims. if was only reduced for subjects who had some prior knowledge of Islam and whose representation of it was descriptive rather than evaluative. The psychosocial functions of representations and of stereotypes and stereotyping stability are discussed. We also mentioned that a dual-process hypothesis of liking persons or groups (Clement & Krueger, 1998) could enlighten rescarches on muslims stereotypes. Finally, we mentioned the role of social pratices in social representations and cognitions modifications (Rouquette, 1997; Abric, 1994; Flament, 1994).
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06-national
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BR
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INDEXPSI
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Social
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Estereotipagem
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Racismo
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Revista:
Psicol. (Univ. Brasília, Online)
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Psicol. teor. pesqui
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article