The Group as a Basis for Emergent Stereotype Consensus

Haslam, S. Alexander; Turner, John; Oakes, Penélope J.; McGarty, Craig; Reynolds, Katherine J.

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“…Also highly relevant is the self-categorization work on group consensualization, schisms and changes in the social identity of crowds as a function of the actions of the police (e.g. Haslam, Turner, Oakes, McGarty, & Reynolds, 1998;Sani & Reicher, 1998;Stott & Reicher, 1998). In essence, persuasion and leadership flow from a shared social identity and changes in the relative prototypicality of individuals, groups and roles explain how power can be won or lost independently of the resources that they control.…”

Section: A Three-process Theory Of Persuasion Authority and Coercionmentioning

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Explaining the nature of power: a three-process theory

Turner

2005

Eur. J. Soc. Psychol.

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Power is an inescapable feature of human social life and structure. This paper addresses the nature of power. The standard theory is that power is the capacity for influence and that influence is based on the control of resources valued or desired by others. However, there have always been problems with this theory and new ones have appeared. The paper summarizes the standard theory and its problems, outlines the different meanings of power and presents a new theory emphasizing group identity, social organization and ideology rather than dependence as the basis of power. It proposes that power is based on persuasion, authority and coercion. A key point is that the theory changes the way these processes have been understood by reversing the causal sequence of the standard theory. The latter argues that control of resources produces power, power is the basis of influence and that mutual influence leads to the formation of a psychological group. The three-process theory argues that psychological group formation produces influence, that influence is the basis of power and that power leads to the control of resources. Implications of the theory for social change, coercion, prejudice and the extent to which power is a social evil are briefly noted. The challenge is to study how power emerges from and functions within social relationships with a definite social, ideological and historical content rather than reifying it as an abstract external force producing generic psychological effects.

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Section: A Three-process Theory Of Persuasion Authority and Coercionmentioning

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Explaining the nature of power: a three-process theory

Turner

2005

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“…It is a point we often forget, attributing to specific individualsparticularly individuals to whom we attribute the magical qualities of leadership -the because group members expect to agree they shape conversations to produce agreement (Haslam, Turner, Oakes, McGarty & Reynolds, 1998). The ability of leaders to motivate and direct the coordinated actions of followers depends upon their management of that social identity (Haslam, Reicher & Platow, 2011).…”

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Perception, Action, and the Social Dynamics of the Variable Self

Reicher

Hopkins

2016

Psychological Inquiry

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“…However, some stereotypes are more common or shared than others and there is no need to consider sharedness as part of the definition of stereotypes. Understanding when and why stereotypes become shared is a focus of empirical research in itself (Haslam, Turner, Oakes, , McGarty, & Reynolds, 1997). The shared character of stereotypes has led Devine (1989) to distinguish cultural stereotypes from personal beliefs.…”

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Stereotypes in Social Psychology

Klein

Bernard

Wright³

2015

International Encyclopedia of the Social &Amp; Behavioral Sciences

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Social stereotypes are an individual's set of beliefs about the characteristics of members of a group. They fulfill a variety of functions, such as interpreting others' behaviors, explaining social events and legitimizing the organization of society. They influence social judgment via both automatic and controlled cognitive processes. The formation of shared stereotypes reflects a group's attempt to appraise the social position of relevant out-groups in line with its pre-existing norms and beliefs. Two main dimensions, competence and warmth, organize the content of stereotypes. The position of an out-group on these two dimensions is a function of its perceived status and level of cooperation towards the ingroup. When they are shared within majority groups, stereotypes can exert a variety of undesirable influences on the members of minority group, including impairing their performance in domains targeted by these social stereotypes.

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The Group as a Basis for Emergent Stereotype Consensus

Cited by 141 publications

References 66 publications

Explaining the nature of power: a three-process theory

Explaining the nature of power: a three-process theory

Perception, Action, and the Social Dynamics of the Variable Self

Stereotypes in Social Psychology

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