Conor J O’dea
Biographic Data
| ID | 198190 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Conor J O’dea |
| GIVEN NAMES | Conor J |
| FAMILY NAME | O’dea |
| SIGNATURE | O’DEA C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kansas State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9727-1779 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Back off!” honor ideology and third-party perceptions of aggressive retaliation by White and Black men
Yo mama so fat we had to run TWO studies”
Two studies examine factors associated with reactions to the popular mother joke format (i.e., jokes denigrating or disrespecting the audience’s mother), both in general (Study 1, n = 167 undergraduates, predominantly White) and for specific jokes (Study 2, n = 215 undergraduates, predominantly White). Study 1, a correlational design, found higher endorsement of masculine honour beliefs was associated with greater willingness to share and perceiv…
From confronted to confronter? Examining the enduring effects of prejudice confrontations
Prejudice confrontations are an interpersonal strategy to reduce bias in perpetrators, including up to 1 week later. Despite confrontations serving as an effective method to reduce bias, it is unclear if being confronted also motivates active allyship by becoming a confronter of prejudice. Replicating past research, White participants who were confronted for using negative Black stereotypes immediately reported greater negative self-directed affe…
Perceptions of Parental Responses to Gender Stereotype Violations in Children
The masculinity-based model of Aggressive Retaliation in Society (Mars)
Act like a real man!” a novel examination of how socializing others to masculine honor-based norms bolsters men’s reputations
Referencing Race = Racist? Examining Perceptions of References to a Target’s Race as Offensive
We examined majority group members’ perceptions of racial slurs, compared to what we have labeled as combination terms. These combination terms possess the same semantic and pragmatic linguistic functions as racial slurs, functioning to express negative emotion toward, and to describe, a target. Across three studies (total N = 943) racial slurs were not perceived as significantly different from combination terms. We then examined whether particip…
Don’t laugh it off
Across two studies, we examined how the reaction of a woman who was targeted by potentially disparaging sexist jokes by a male joke-teller affected men’s and women’s perceptions of the jokes, the woman who was told the jokes, and the male joke-teller. Participants viewed videos in which a man told sexist jokes to a woman who responded with amusement, offense, ambiguity, or nonverbal disapproval. We found that the woman’s reaction to the sexist hu…
Is it really just a joke? Gender differences in perceptions of sexist humor
Benign violation theory suggests humor mocking normative values is funny if the humor is non-threatening. Research suggests sexism toward women (versus men) is particularly threatening due to inequalities in social power. In Study 1, we examined whether men and women differ in how amused and offended they were by sexist humor. We predicted men would perceive sexist humor as more funny and less offensive than women would. In Study 2, we examined w…
Perceptions of Racial Slurs Used by Black Individuals Toward White Individuals
Research suggests that racial slurs may be "reclaimed" by the targeted group to convey affiliation rather than derogation. Although it is most common in intragroup uses (e.g., "nigga" by a Black individual toward another Black individual), intergroup examples of slur reappropriation (e.g., "nigga" by a Black individual toward a White individual) are also common. However, majority and minority group members' perceptions of intergroup slur reapprop…
Hitting below the belt
We examined the effect of masculine honor beliefs on perceptions of unfair fighting behavior. We proposed competing hypotheses about the nature of this relationship. Our Reputation by Any Means Hypothesis predicted masculine honor beliefs would be positively related to perceptions of unfair fighting behavior as permissible because they increase the likelihood of success. Conversely, our Reputation by Honorable Means Hypothesis predicted masculine…
Individual differences in masculine honor beliefs predict attitudes toward aggressive security measures, war, and peace
What do you call a Black guy who flies a plane?”
We conducted three studies to test our overarching hypothesis that racial humor may increase or decrease subsequent expressions of prejudice by setting social norms that indicate prejudice is either more or less acceptable, respectively. We selected riddles that were disparaging, confrontational, or neutral, and examined their effects on subsequent prejudiced expressions. We predicted humor that disparaged Blacks would convey that prejudiced expr…
Hard targets
Negative emotions versus target descriptions
There is a debate about whether racial slurs operate primarily as descriptives (of the ethnicity of targets) or expressives (of negative emotions toward targets). In three studies (overall N = 471), we examined whether different racial slurs used in different situations led to slurs being perceived as descriptive versus expressive, and whether this distinction was related to the perceived offensiveness of the slurs. Our results showed the descrip…
Out of bounds
Slurs against masculinity
Out of bounds
Negative emotions versus target descriptions
There is a debate about whether racial slurs operate primarily as descriptives (of the ethnicity of targets) or expressives (of negative emotions toward targets). In three studies (overall N = 471), we examined whether different racial slurs used in different situations led to slurs being perceived as descriptive versus expressive, and whether this distinction was related to the perceived offensiveness of the slurs. Our results showed the descrip…
What do you call a Black guy who flies a plane?”
We conducted three studies to test our overarching hypothesis that racial humor may increase or decrease subsequent expressions of prejudice by setting social norms that indicate prejudice is either more or less acceptable, respectively. We selected riddles that were disparaging, confrontational, or neutral, and examined their effects on subsequent prejudiced expressions. We predicted humor that disparaged Blacks would convey that prejudiced expr…
Perceptions of Racial Slurs Used by Black Individuals Toward White Individuals
Research suggests that racial slurs may be "reclaimed" by the targeted group to convey affiliation rather than derogation. Although it is most common in intragroup uses (e.g., "nigga" by a Black individual toward another Black individual), intergroup examples of slur reappropriation (e.g., "nigga" by a Black individual toward a White individual) are also common. However, majority and minority group members' perceptions of intergroup slur reapprop…
Is it really just a joke? Gender differences in perceptions of sexist humor
Benign violation theory suggests humor mocking normative values is funny if the humor is non-threatening. Research suggests sexism toward women (versus men) is particularly threatening due to inequalities in social power. In Study 1, we examined whether men and women differ in how amused and offended they were by sexist humor. We predicted men would perceive sexist humor as more funny and less offensive than women would. In Study 2, we examined w…
Slurs against masculinity
Perceptions of Parental Responses to Gender Stereotype Violations in Children
Individual differences in masculine honor beliefs predict attitudes toward aggressive security measures, war, and peace
The masculinity-based model of Aggressive Retaliation in Society (Mars)
Don’t laugh it off
Across two studies, we examined how the reaction of a woman who was targeted by potentially disparaging sexist jokes by a male joke-teller affected men’s and women’s perceptions of the jokes, the woman who was told the jokes, and the male joke-teller. Participants viewed videos in which a man told sexist jokes to a woman who responded with amusement, offense, ambiguity, or nonverbal disapproval. We found that the woman’s reaction to the sexist hu…
Hard targets
From confronted to confronter? Examining the enduring effects of prejudice confrontations
Prejudice confrontations are an interpersonal strategy to reduce bias in perpetrators, including up to 1 week later. Despite confrontations serving as an effective method to reduce bias, it is unclear if being confronted also motivates active allyship by becoming a confronter of prejudice. Replicating past research, White participants who were confronted for using negative Black stereotypes immediately reported greater negative self-directed affe…
Out of bounds
Slurs against masculinity
Negative emotions versus target descriptions
There is a debate about whether racial slurs operate primarily as descriptives (of the ethnicity of targets) or expressives (of negative emotions toward targets). In three studies (overall N = 471), we examined whether different racial slurs used in different situations led to slurs being perceived as descriptive versus expressive, and whether this distinction was related to the perceived offensiveness of the slurs. Our results showed the descrip…
Hard targets
Individual differences in masculine honor beliefs predict attitudes toward aggressive security measures, war, and peace
What do you call a Black guy who flies a plane?”
We conducted three studies to test our overarching hypothesis that racial humor may increase or decrease subsequent expressions of prejudice by setting social norms that indicate prejudice is either more or less acceptable, respectively. We selected riddles that were disparaging, confrontational, or neutral, and examined their effects on subsequent prejudiced expressions. We predicted humor that disparaged Blacks would convey that prejudiced expr…
Hitting below the belt
We examined the effect of masculine honor beliefs on perceptions of unfair fighting behavior. We proposed competing hypotheses about the nature of this relationship. Our Reputation by Any Means Hypothesis predicted masculine honor beliefs would be positively related to perceptions of unfair fighting behavior as permissible because they increase the likelihood of success. Conversely, our Reputation by Honorable Means Hypothesis predicted masculine…
Don’t laugh it off
Across two studies, we examined how the reaction of a woman who was targeted by potentially disparaging sexist jokes by a male joke-teller affected men’s and women’s perceptions of the jokes, the woman who was told the jokes, and the male joke-teller. Participants viewed videos in which a man told sexist jokes to a woman who responded with amusement, offense, ambiguity, or nonverbal disapproval. We found that the woman’s reaction to the sexist hu…
Is it really just a joke? Gender differences in perceptions of sexist humor
Benign violation theory suggests humor mocking normative values is funny if the humor is non-threatening. Research suggests sexism toward women (versus men) is particularly threatening due to inequalities in social power. In Study 1, we examined whether men and women differ in how amused and offended they were by sexist humor. We predicted men would perceive sexist humor as more funny and less offensive than women would. In Study 2, we examined w…
Perceptions of Racial Slurs Used by Black Individuals Toward White Individuals
Research suggests that racial slurs may be "reclaimed" by the targeted group to convey affiliation rather than derogation. Although it is most common in intragroup uses (e.g., "nigga" by a Black individual toward another Black individual), intergroup examples of slur reappropriation (e.g., "nigga" by a Black individual toward a White individual) are also common. However, majority and minority group members' perceptions of intergroup slur reapprop…
Referencing Race = Racist? Examining Perceptions of References to a Target’s Race as Offensive
We examined majority group members’ perceptions of racial slurs, compared to what we have labeled as combination terms. These combination terms possess the same semantic and pragmatic linguistic functions as racial slurs, functioning to express negative emotion toward, and to describe, a target. Across three studies (total N = 943) racial slurs were not perceived as significantly different from combination terms. We then examined whether particip…
The masculinity-based model of Aggressive Retaliation in Society (Mars)
Act like a real man!” a novel examination of how socializing others to masculine honor-based norms bolsters men’s reputations
Perceptions of Parental Responses to Gender Stereotype Violations in Children
Yo mama so fat we had to run TWO studies”
Two studies examine factors associated with reactions to the popular mother joke format (i.e., jokes denigrating or disrespecting the audience’s mother), both in general (Study 1, n = 167 undergraduates, predominantly White) and for specific jokes (Study 2, n = 215 undergraduates, predominantly White). Study 1, a correlational design, found higher endorsement of masculine honour beliefs was associated with greater willingness to share and perceiv…
From confronted to confronter? Examining the enduring effects of prejudice confrontations
Prejudice confrontations are an interpersonal strategy to reduce bias in perpetrators, including up to 1 week later. Despite confrontations serving as an effective method to reduce bias, it is unclear if being confronted also motivates active allyship by becoming a confronter of prejudice. Replicating past research, White participants who were confronted for using negative Black stereotypes immediately reported greater negative self-directed affe…
Back off!” honor ideology and third-party perceptions of aggressive retaliation by White and Black men
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (12 works) · Perception (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (6 works) · Honor (6 works) · Masculinity (5 works) · Psychoanalysis (5 works) · Sociology (5 works)