The Symbolic Value of Ethnic Spaces

Kirby, Teri A.; Tabak, Joshua; Ilac, Maria; Cheryan, Sapna

doi:10.1177/1948550620913371

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“…We aggregate our studies meta‐analytically, rather than presenting each study individually (a) because methods were similar across studies, and (b) to focus on the overall pattern of results to draw more robust conclusions. This approach is in line with recommendations to conduct internal meta‐analyses of multi‐study papers (Goh et al., 2016; Lakens & Etz, 2017; for examples, see Handron et al., 2017; Kirby & Kaiser, 2020; Kirby et al., 2020; Kreps et al., 2017). The meta‐analysis includes all included measures of biased perceptions of attraction patterns, including those for which we did not find an effect.…”

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Bisexual erasure: Perceived attraction patterns of bisexual women and men

Morgenroth

Kirby

Cuthbert

et al. 2021

Euro J Social Psych

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Bisexual individuals face identity denial and erasure and qualitative analyses suggest that it may be gendered, such that people stereotype bisexual women as truly heterosexual and bisexual men as truly gay. Across three studies (total N = 787), we examined perceptions of bisexual targets’ attraction patterns. Participants rated the attraction of either a female or male bisexual target to both the same gender/sex and opposite gender/sex. An internal meta‐analysis revealed that heterosexual, lesbian, and gay participants all perceived bisexual men as more attracted to men than to women. No such pattern emerged for bisexual women. These differences between the perception of bisexual women and bisexual men were also reflected in the endorsement of an explicit measure of bisexual erasure. Our findings add to the understanding of the unique bias bisexual people face by showing that perceived attraction patterns may underlie the labelling of bisexual men as “actually gay”.

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confidence: 64%

Bisexual erasure: Perceived attraction patterns of bisexual women and men

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Kirby

Cuthbert

et al. 2021

Euro J Social Psych

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“…For example, in my book on identifying as a person of color (Pérez forthcoming), I conducted a handful of lab experiments to bore down into the psychology behind this identity, generating insights that I was able to test further in studies outside of the lab. The point here is that the REPS Lab, and outfits similar to it (see Cortland et al 2017; Kirby et al 2020), aim to reduce barriers to data-collection so that REP scholars and others can continue to develop and test insights about the political attitudes and behaviors of (non-)Whites in the United States, an area of research of utmost intellectual and practical significance, and one that should allow younger REP researchers to establish and distinguish themselves going forward.…”

Section: Where Next? Toward a Firmer Grasp Of Intergroup Relations Inmentioning

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(Mis)Calculations, Psychological Mechanisms, and the Future Politics of People of Color

Pérez

2020

J. Race Ethnicity Politics

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This essay comments on three questions about race, ethnicity, and politics in the contemporary United States—How did we get here? Who are we now? And, where are we going next? I grapple with these questions as a political psychologist steeped in the study of intergroup politics. In this capacity, I will argue that structural (mis)calculations have paved the road toward present intergroup relations, where identity politics reigns supreme. I then discuss America's current racial landscape, arguing that reality is more complex than before, especially as it concerns political relations between Whites and non-Whites. In this regard, I will claim that political psychology holds special insights to generate new knowledge about how (non-)Whites are navigating this changing racial landscape. Finally, I will advocate, strongly, for a greater sense of wonder about the multiplicity of identities that people of color hold. In particular, I will claim that by relaxing our assumption that race is the main identity that matters to people of color, we stand to better appreciate just how adaptive non-Whites are to their political surroundings, leading us toward new insights about the origins and nature of mass political engagement and involvement.

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“…The benefits of multiculturalism dovetail with a broader research literature in the social identity threat tradition showing that many cues in an environment, such as representation of members of one’s group, can signal belonging and fit ( Kirby, Tabak, et al, 2020 ; Murphy et al, 2007 ; Steele et al, 2002 ; Walton & Cohen, 2007 ), as well as reduce concerns about discrimination ( Brady et al, 2015 ; Dover et al, 2014 ; Kaiser et al, 2013 ; Kirby et al, 2015 ). Although the importance of belonging has received a great deal of attention (see Baumeister & Leary, 1995 ), state authenticity has rarely been examined as a component in facilitating inclusive workplaces, despite being theorized as distinct from belonging and related outcomes ( Schmader & Sedikides, 2018 ).…”

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Person-Message Fit: Racial Identification Moderates the Benefits of Multicultural and Colorblind Diversity Approaches

Kirby

Kaiser

2020

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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Although diversity approaches attempt to foster inclusion, one size may not fit all. In five studies, African Americans ( N = 1,316), who varied in strength of racial identification, contemplated interviewing at a company with a multicultural or colorblind approach. Participants in the multicultural condition anticipated pressure to be prototypical group members relative to colorblind and control conditions. Only weakly identified participants reacted to this pressure, experiencing more anxiety and inauthenticity in the multicultural relative to colorblind (not control) company. Strongly identified participants experienced less anxiety and inauthenticity in the multicultural relative to colorblind and control companies. Inauthenticity among weakly identified participants was apparent in self-descriptions and linked with worse hiring outcomes in multicultural relative to colorblind and control contexts. Despite predictions, there were no self-stereotyping effects. Diversity approaches that make some group members more comfortable may prove simultaneously constraining for others, highlighting the complexity in how diversity approaches affect individuals.

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The Symbolic Value of Ethnic Spaces

Cited by 21 publications

References 36 publications

Bisexual erasure: Perceived attraction patterns of bisexual women and men

Bisexual erasure: Perceived attraction patterns of bisexual women and men

(Mis)Calculations, Psychological Mechanisms, and the Future Politics of People of Color

Person-Message Fit: Racial Identification Moderates the Benefits of Multicultural and Colorblind Diversity Approaches

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