Lay Theories and Their Role in the Perception of Social Groups - A Special Issue of Personality and Social Psychology Review

List of contents

Volume 5, Number 2, 2001
Contents:Y-Y Hong, S.R. Levy, C-Y. Chiu, The Contribution of the Lay Theories Approach to the Study of Groups. L.A. Hirschfeld, On a Folk Theory of Society: Children, Evolution, and Mental Representations of Social Groups. J.A. Cameron, J.M. Alvarez, D.N. Ruble, A.J. Fuligni, Children's Lay Theories About Ingroups and Outgroups: Reconceptualizing Research on "Prejudice." B. Lickel, D.L. Hamilton, S.J. Sherman, Elements of a Lay Theory of Groups: Types of Groups, Relational Styles and the Perception of Group Entitativity. V. Yzerbyt, O. Corneille, C. Estrada, The Interplay of Subjective Essentialism and Entitativity in the Formation of Stereotypes. S.R. Levy, J.E. Plaks, Y-Y. Hong, C-Y. Chiu, C.S. Dweck, Static Versus Dynamic Theories and the Perception of Groups: Different Routes to Different Destinations. M.W. Morris, T. Menon, D.R. Ames, Culturally Conferred Conceptions of Agency: A Key to Social Perception of Persons, Groups, and Other Actors.

About the author

Ying-Yi Hong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) (Edited by)

Summary

First Published in 2001. This special issue addresses the nature, development, and consequences of a variety of lay theories for group perception and behavior. The articles illuminate the structural, functional, and dynamic properties of lay theories, as well as their scope.

Product details

• Assisted by: Chi-yue Chiu (Editor), Ying-Yi Hong (Editor), Sheri R. Levy (Editor), Levy Sheri R. (Editor), Hong Ying-yi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780805897142
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-9714-2
• No. of pages: 88
• Weight: 226 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Social, group or collective psychology