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Stereotype threat and the cognitive performance of adolescent immigrants: The role of cultural identity strength

“…Benjamin Franklin, for example, thought that immigrants of German background, these "swarthy", "Palantine Boors" (Franklin in Labaree, 1959), were too stupid and lazy to make a positive contribution to the English society overseas (Feer, 1952). Today, negative stereotypes against certain ethnic groups about low cognitive abilities exist in many world regions, including stereotypes about people with a Latino background in the US, or people with a North African or Balkan immigrant background in parts of Europe.…”