Schouten, Marissa (2023) The Power of Perceptions: Examining the Political and Societal Consequences of Negative Meta-Stereotyping Among Lower Educated People. Research Master thesis, Research Master.
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Abstract
Lower educated individuals think that the higher educated have a negative perception of their group. We examined the political and societal consequences of these negative meta-stereotypes among Dutch individuals with a secondary vocational education degree (MBO-degree). By manipulating meta-stereotypes through exposure to positive or negative stereotypes, we investigated their causal influence on emotions, misrecognition, relative deprivation, and various political and societal attitudes. While negative meta-stereotyping increases feelings of misrecognition and negative emotions, we did not find direct effects on political and societal attitudes, or feelings of relative deprivation. However, mediation analyses suggest that misrecognition and emotions serve as pathways through which negative meta-stereotypes might influence trust in politicians, support for collective action, societal discontent, conflict perceptions, and support for violence against the government. Our findings demonstrate the harmful consequences of negative meta-stereotypes and contribute to our understanding of the experiences and responses of lower educated individuals in society. Keywords: education, meta-stereotypes, political and societal attitudes, misrecognition, relative deprivation, social status
| Item Type: | Thesis (Research Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kuppens, T. and Gordijn, E.H. |
| Degree programme: | Research Master |
| Differentiation route: | Sustainability in a Changing Society [Research Master] |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2023 09:25 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2023 09:25 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2689 |
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