Racial stereotypes and interracial attraction

Phenotypic prototypicality and perceived attractiveness of Asians

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12475348
AutoresClara L Wilkins (0000-0003-3563-1243, Wesleyan University, autor correspondente), Joy F Chan (University of Washington), Cheryl R Kaiser (0000-0002-7847-042X, University of Washington)
Ano2011
Volume17
Fascículo4
Páginas427-431
Data de publicação2011-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1099-9809 • E-ISSN: 1939-0106
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0024733
PMID21988581
OpenAlexW2009743488
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas39
Referências citadas18

What does it take to find a member of a different race attractive? In this research, we suggest that for Whites, attraction to Asians may be based, in part, on stereotypes and variations in Asians' racial appearance. Study 1 reveals that Asians are stereotyped as being more feminine and less masculine than other racial groups-characteristics considered appealing for women but not for men to possess. Study 2 examines how variation in racial appearance, phenotypic prototypicality (PP), shapes the degree to which Asians are gender stereotyped and how PP relates to perceptions of attractiveness. Higher PP Asian men are perceived as being less masculine and less physically attractive than lower PP Asian men. These findings inform theory on how within-group variation in racial appearance affects stereotyping and other social outcomes

Attraction · Attractiveness · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Perception · Physical attractiveness · Race (biology · Social perception · Sociology · Variation (astronomy · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology