Stereotyping across intersections of race and age: Racial stereotyping among White adults working with children

This study examined the prevalence of racial/ethnic stereotypes among White adults who work or volunteer with children, and whether stereotyping of racial/ethnic groups varied towards different age groups. Participants were 1022 White adults who volunteer and/or work with children in the United Stat...

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Published in:PloS one Vol. 13; no. 9; p. e0201696
Main Authors: Priest, Naomi, Slopen, Natalie, Woolford, Susan, Philip, Jeny Tony, Singer, Dianne, Kauffman, Anna Daly, Mosely, Kathryn, Davis, Matthew, Ransome, Yusuf, Williams, David
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 12.09.2018
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult-child relations
Adults
African Americans
Age
Age differences
Age Factors
Age groups
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis
Attitudes
Behavior
Behavioral sciences
Biology and Life Sciences
Black people
Census of Population
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographic aspects
Economic indicators
Epidemiology
Ethnic groups
Ethnicity
European Continental Ancestry Group
Families & family life
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental health
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Native peoples
Pediatrics
People and Places
Personality
Prejudice
Psychological aspects
Public health
Race
Racial discrimination
Racial stereotypes
Racism
Respondents
School discipline
Social psychology
Social research
Social Sciences
Stereotyped Behavior
Stereotypes
Stereotypes (Psychology)
Stigma
Volunteers
Young adults
Australia
Ann Arbor Michigan
United States > US
Massachusetts
Michigan
ISSN:1932-6203, 1932-6203
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Summary:This study examined the prevalence of racial/ethnic stereotypes among White adults who work or volunteer with children, and whether stereotyping of racial/ethnic groups varied towards different age groups. Participants were 1022 White adults who volunteer and/or work with children in the United States who completed a cross-sectional, online survey. Results indicate high proportions of adults who work or volunteer with children endorsed negative stereotypes towards Blacks and other ethnic minorities. Respondents were most likely to endorse negative stereotypes towards Blacks, and least likely towards Asians (relative to Whites). Moreover, endorsement of negative stereotypes by race was moderated by target age. Stereotypes were often lower towards young children but higher towards teens.
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0201696