Intragroup Socialization and Intergroup Perceptions

群体内社交和群体间认知

• 批准号: 9620113
• 负责人: Carey Ryan
• 金额: $ 2.74万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-04-15 至 1999-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9620113&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Intragroup; Socialization; Intergroup; Perceptions

Project Description. Intragroup processes and intergroup perceptions have long been central concerns of social scientists and society in general. Researchers interested in intragroup processes have examined the process by which new members are socialized into a group. There has also been considerable research examining intergroup perceptions. Indeed, the development, representation, and perceptions of stereotypes about ingroups versus outgroups have been primary foci of social psychologists for many years. The proposed research is based on an integration of the literature from these two areas. The proposed research examines the effects of two features of intragroup socialization on the stereotypes that new members develop about ingroups and outgroups: new member uncertainty about being accepted by the group and the use of abstraction- versus instance-based information. These features of the socialization process will be experimentally manipulated and their effects on new members' perceptions of ingroups and outgroups assessed. The outcome of this work will be a more complete understanding of stereotype change and development and, in particular, the influence of group socialization on perceptions of ingroups and outgroups. This work may ultimately help identify ways in which groups can promote more positive and constructive intergroup perceptions. &&& Project Justification. Intragroup processes and intergroup perceptions have long been central concerns of social scientists and society in general. In many groups, individuals undergo an induction process during which they are socialized by the group before they can become full-fledged group members. Many occupational groups, for example, have a probationary period during which new members gain experience with and information about their own group and relevant outgroups through on-the-job training, formal training sessions, and informal interactions with other group members. Thus, perceptions of ingroups and outgroups are likely to undergo a great deal of change during this time. The proposed research examines the effects of two features of the induction process on the stereotypes that new members develop about their ingroups and outgroups. The outcome of this work will be a more complete understanding of stereotype change and development and, in particular, how induction into a group affects the perceptions of ingroups and outgroups that new group members develop. This work may ultimately help identify ways in which groups can promote more positive and constructive intergroup perceptions.

项目描述。长期以来，群体内过程和群体间认知一直是社会科学家和整个社会关注的中心问题。对群体内过程感兴趣的研究人员研究了新成员社会化成群体的过程。也有相当多的研究考察了群体间的认知。事实上，关于内部群体与外部群体的刻板印象的发展、表征和认知多年来一直是社会心理学家的主要关注焦点。建议的研究是基于对这两个领域的文献的整合。这项研究考察了群体内社会化的两个特征对新成员形成的关于内部群体和外部群体的刻板印象的影响：新成员对被群体接受的不确定性，以及对抽象信息与基于实例的信息的使用。这些社会化过程的特征将被实验性地操纵，并评估它们对新成员对内部群体和外部群体认知的影响。这项工作的结果将是更全面地了解刻板印象的变化和发展，特别是群体社会化对内部群体和外部群体认知的影响。这项工作最终可能有助于确定群体如何促进更积极和更具建设性的群体间认知。&amp；&amp；&amp；项目调整。长期以来，群体内过程和群体间认知一直是社会科学家和整个社会关注的中心问题。在许多群体中，个体经历了一个引导过程，在此过程中，他们被群体社会化，然后才能成为正式的群体成员。例如，许多职业群体有一个试用期，在此期间，新成员通过在职培训、正式培训课程和与其他群体成员的非正式互动，获得关于他们自己的群体和相关外部群体的经验和信息。因此，在这段时间内，人们对内部群体和外部群体的看法可能会发生很大变化。这项拟议的研究考察了诱导过程的两个特征对新成员对其内部群体和外部群体形成的刻板印象的影响。这项工作的结果将是更全面地了解刻板印象的变化和发展，特别是进入一个群体如何影响对新群体成员形成的内部群体和外部群体的看法。这项工作最终可能有助于确定群体如何促进更积极和更具建设性的群体间认知。