Lay theory of race affects and moderates Asian Americans' responses toward American culture
Lay theory of race affects and moderates Asian Americans' responses toward American culture
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DOI：
10.1037/a0012978
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Chao, Melody Manchi
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作者：
No, Sun;Hong, Ying-yi;Chao, Melody Manchi
人们可能对种族有不同的理解，这可能会影响他们对被认为是种族独特的群体的文化的反应。本研究测试这一过程是如何由少数民族个人的外行种族理论主持。一个本质主义的种族理论（即，种族反映了根深蒂固的、不可改变的本质，是特征和能力的象征）将使少数民族严格遵守他们的民族文化，而社会建构主义的种族理论（即，种族是社会建构的、可塑的和任意的）将引导少数种族认同并在认知上同化于多数文化。为了验证这些预测，作者对亚裔美国人进行了4项研究。前两项研究考察了一个人的非专业种族理论对感知种族差异和美国文化认同的影响。最后两项研究测试了在这种文化被启动后，非专业种族理论对美国主流文化的认同和同化的调节作用。结果普遍支持的预测，社会建构主义理论与更多的感知相似性之间的亚洲人和美国人和更一致的认同和同化对美国文化，与本质主义理论。
People may hold different understandings of race that might affect how they respond to the culture of groups deemed to be racially distinct. The present research tests how this process is moderated by the minority individual's lay theory of race. An essentialist lay theory of race (i.e., that race reflects deep-seated, inalterable essence and is indicative of traits and ability) would orient racial minorities to rigidly adhere to their ethnic culture, whereas a social constructionist lay theory of race (i.e., that race is socially constructed, malleable, and arbitrary) would orient racial minorities to identify and cognitively assimilate toward the majority culture. To test these predictions, the authors conducted 4 studies with Asian American participants. The first 2 studies examine the effect of one's lay theory of race on perceived racial differences and identification with American culture. The last 2 studies tested the moderating effect of lay theory of race on identification and assimilation toward the majority American culture after this culture had been primed. The results generally supported the prediction that the social constructionist theory was associated with more perceived similarity between Asians and Americans and more consistent identification and assimilation toward American culture, compared with the essentialist theory.