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Effect of collectivistic cultural imperatives on Asian American meta‐stereotypes
Author(s) -
Chu Tracy,
Kwan Virginia S.Y.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2007.00236.x
Subject(s) - individuation , psychology , ethnic group , collectivism , social psychology , perception , asian americans , developmental psychology , sociology , individualism , psychoanalysis , neuroscience , anthropology , political science , law
The present study explored self‐perceptions and meta‐stereotypes along two dimensions, individuation and sociability, within a sample of Asian American and European American students. For both ethnic groups, meta‐stereotypes in dimensions of individuation and sociability appear to be exaggerated forms of self‐perceptions along these dimensions. Both Asian and European Americans distinguish between self‐perceptions of sociability and individuation, showing that sociability and individuation are two independent constructs. Asian Americans, however, perceived that others who expect a certain level of sociability from their ethnic group would also expect the same level of individuation. Implications of these findings for the perpetuation of Asian stereotypes are discussed.