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Meta‐stereotypes among women living homeless: Content, uniformity, and differences based on gender in Madrid, Spain
Author(s) -
Vázquez José Juan,
Panadero Sonia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22327
Subject(s) - psychology , nationality , politeness , content (measure theory) , social psychology , demography , clinical psychology , sociology , immigration , geography , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This paper examines the content and degree of uniformity of meta‐stereotypes among women living homeless in Madrid, Spain, and the differences with their male counterparts. The study was conducted utilizing a structured interview with a representative sample of men living homeless ( n = 158) and a convenience sample of a similar size ( n = 138) of women living homeless. The results show that the meta‐stereotypes of women living homeless in Madrid are characterized by mainly negative (e.g., consumers of alcohol, drug users, lazy, criminals) or indulgent (e.g., physically and psychologically worn out, rejected by society, sick) contents, with very limited positive (e.g., courteous, respectful, polite) contents, and a high degree of uniformity. There are no major differences in the content of meta‐stereotypes of the female interviewees in terms of their age, academic background, motherhood, or nationality. Compared to men in the same situation, a larger percentage of women living homeless agree with negative and indulgent meta‐stereotypes, and a smaller percentage agree with positive meta‐stereotypes.